James Vaughan

James Vaughan born 1989 Sydney is an Australian independent filmmaker screenwriter and editor His short film You Like It I Love It 2013 gained local praise for its subtlety and originality It screened in competition at Berlinale ClermontFerrand International Short Film Festival Melbourne International Film Festival and won the ATOM award for Best Experimental Film In Melbourne he received the Swinburne Award for Emerging Australian Filmmaker In 2018 Vaughan founded the production company Leitourgia Films with Lucy Rennick and Rebecca Lamond Friends and Strangers 2021 is Vaughans feature debut and marked the companys first production