Director James Kicklighter

Director James Kicklighter was born in 1988, where he spent the first eighteen years of his life in Bellville, Georgia, population 123. Since then, he has gone on to become an award-winning director of narrative films, documentaries and advertising.

On October 29th, 2024, he released his multi-year documentary, The American Question. An 8-year journey into divided America, The American Question examines the insidious roots of polarization and distrust through past the past and present, revealing how communities can restore trust in each other to unite our country.

In 2021, Shout! Studios released The Sound of Identity,  rated 91% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Available on multiple platforms, in the spotlight of global media coverage, Lucia Lucas, the first transgender woman to perform as Don Giovanni in a professional opera, makes her historic debut in one of the reddest states in America.

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