James M. Russell

James M. Russell. Writer: Happy Father's Day: A Tragedy. Two weeks after taking the photograph that would win him the prestigious Canadian Press Photographer of the Year Award in 1992, James left photojournalism. With five completed screenplays in hand, he set off for Los Angeles where he attended classes at UCLA's film school and networked. The year after James attended UCLA Film Program, he was chosen over dozens of applicants to...