The Books of James: Director's Cut

The Books of James: Director's Cut (2006)

Documentary

Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, this feature-length director’s cut of the short film by the same name is an experimental documentary on art, AIDS and activism. Following James Wentzy from South Dakota to New York City, the film traces his days from struggling and surviving as an artist to later becoming an AIDS video activist. In showcasing a unique individual through his involvement with the fight against AIDS and his tireless frontline reportage of the crisis, The Books of James is an intimate portrait of a neglected everyman/hero and unearths a time now forgotten.

Director: Ho Tam

Casts

	James Wentzy as Self / Narrator (voice)
	W.P. Wentzy as Self
	David Gasperik as Self
	Darrel Ellis as Self
	James Dee as Self
	Jonathon Chin as Self
	Michael Mitchell as Self
	Larry Kramer as Self
	Aldyn McKean as Self
	Anna Blume as Self
	Katrina Haslip as Self
	Andrea Schlesinger as Self
	John McIlveen as Self
	Ron Goldberg as Self
	Avram Finkelstein as Self

Crew