01 / Featured filmKick BackWatch film · 3:27Short film / Director
A visit, a handwritten note, and an afternoon by the water. A short film about the moments that stay with us.
Selected work
James Heltzel.
Films, stories,
and things in motion.
01 / Featured filmKick BackWatch film · 3:27More in motion
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1:34Promo / Editor
Raider Promo
A race through school corridors, a familiar mascot, and a turn toward the unexpected.
7:47Western / Early work
Black Spurs
A western made in eighth grade, with an outlaw spirit and a film festival win.
On the page
Wrestling Picture
A young wrestler returns to the gym where it all began—and faces the friendships, rivalry, and memories of his brother that he left behind.
Read the screenplayA screenplay by James Heltzel