Spotlight on ‘Daggers Drawn’ filmmaker James Cotton
James Cotton’s short film Daggers Drawn screens on Saturday night during the Fort Myers Film Festival’s coveted “Hottest Indie Film Block.” Daggers Drawn is the third film that Cotton has penned. The other two are the short Tiger Claw (2019) and Rule Number Three (2011). Cotton also directed the first two.
James is also an accomplished film producer. Among his producer credits are On the Line (in pre-production), Daggers Drawn (2021), Settlers (line producer (2021)), Kindred (co-producer (202)), Tiger Claw (2019), Tell It to the Bees (line producer (2018)), Possum (co-producer (2018)), The Chop (2016), the short film Beneath (2013), Powder Room (2013), The Magnificent Lion Boy short (2013), the short film Radiance (2013) and the short Rule Number Three (2011).
May 7, 2022
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Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.