MEET THE FILMMAKER

JIM ROTHMAN

was born and raised in Burien, Washington. He attended Saint Francis of Assisi grade school and Mount Rainier High School. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Jim Rothman spent much of his career as an actor, appearing on the HBO show Six Feet Under and the international BBC show Thunderdome.

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I'M NOT MATT DAMON

In 2008, frustrated by an uncanny resemblance to Matt Damon, and the “in-neutral” state of his career, Jim wrote, directed, and starred in his directorial debut short film, I'm Not Matt Damon, a witty, action-comedy, about his time spent in Los Angeles, trying to procure work, while looking like an already famous star.

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The film received the Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Las Vegas International Film Festival and the IndieFilmmaker Award at the 2009 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, an award created especially for him to recognize the film; and was an official selection at several other film festivals including the San Diego Film Festival, the Burbank International Film Festival, the Miami Short Film Festival, the Bel-Air Film Festival, and NewFilmmakers Los Angeles. The film currently has 2 distribution deals through IndieFlix and Shorts International and has secured TV rights in Europe, Turkey, and the United States.

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GOING DOWN THERE

His second short film, Going Down There, an adult comedy co-starring Vida Guerra, the popular Cuban swimsuit model and host, premiered at the 2012 Los Angeles International Shorts Fest in September. The film received a distribution offer from Shorts International.

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MINUTES

His third short film, Minutes, a hard-hitting, human-interest drama, co-starring Michael McDonald of MadTV, premiered at the 2014 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival in July. The film received the Best Actor and Best Screenplay Award at the Beverly Hills Short Fest and an Award of Merit from the Best Shorts Showcase and was an official selection at the Audience Awards Film Festival, the Cayman Islands Film Festival, and the USA Film Festival.

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SCYTHE: THE SHORT FILM

SCYTHE, as a short film, was accepted into the 2015 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival. Based on his previous work and his relationship with the festival, the film was accepted as an official selection SIGHT UNSEEN. The film was still being completed as his acceptance was announced. The film was also accepted into the Cleveland International Film Festival and the Things to Fear Film Festival, where it won the Honorable Mention Award.

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SCYTHE

Now, Jim is working on his first feature film, SCYTHE, a female driven, female empowering, psychological thriller, best described as a cross between the thrillers HALLOWEEN, SAW, and Silence of the Lambs.