James Fideler is an award-winning cinematographer and filmmaker who calls Brooklyn home. Alumnus of Johns Hopkins University where his focus was international studies and film, James developed a cinematography career that takes him around the world. He has shot projects in France, England, Mongolia, Czech Republic, Mexico, Canada, Panama, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, India, Argentina, Haiti, Denmark, and Dubai, among other countries.

Recently, he filmed Lady Gaga’s new project of Cole Porter songs recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, which is currently in post-production.

Other notable credits include Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, which received praise for its cinematography; the Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary Assault in the Ring; American Masters “Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound,” a PBS staple which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival'; Tribeca Film Festival-premiered The Zen of Bennett (additional cinematographer); ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Renee,” the story of the first transgender person to play tennis in the U.S. Open; and “No Mas,” Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran’s fascinating boxing rivalry.

Fideler also shot the PBS Great Performances episode “Tony Bennett and Diana Krall: Love is Here to Stay.” In 2018, he began production on a feature documentary about Indian classical musicians living in Brooklyn, a project that represents his directorial debut.