James J. Duhon
Cinematographer, also editor
James J. Duhon is an Emmy-winning and Emmy-nominated cinematographer and director with over two decades of experience in television, documentary, and feature film production. His work spans premium nonfiction, reality, and narrative projects across major networks and streamers. Duhon’s credits include projects recognized by the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Sports Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and the Critics’ Choice Real TV Awards. He was part of the Emmy-winning documentary series Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial and received a Sports Emmy nomination for his work on Fear of a Black Quarterback. Additional award-recognized projects include BBQ High (Daytime Emmy nominee) and Ready to Love (NAACP Image Award nominee). Known for his grounded visual style and strong command of vérité storytelling, Duhon has worked across a wide range of formats-from long-form documentaries and serialized nonfiction to feature films and high-volume television production. His film work has screened at major festivals, including Tribeca, and he continues to develop and direct original narrative features through his company, 2AM Motion Pictures. James J. Duhon remains committed to stories that balance cultural relevance with cinematic craftsmanship, bringing authenticity, discipline, and clarity to every project.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Cinematographer, also editor
- 25 on MovieCove
What are James J. Duhon's films like?
Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous12
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch James J. Duhon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (12).
- discovery+
- Undercover Billionaire (2019) · cinematographer
- Tiny Luxury (2015) · cinematographer
- BBQ High (2024) · cinematographer
- Restoring Galveston (2019) · cinematographer
- Caught in the Net (2022) · cinematographer
- Death by Fame (2023) · cinematographer
- Ready to Love (2018) · cinematographer
- Love & Marriage: Huntsville (2019) · cinematographer
- Junk or Jackpot? (2025) · cinematographer
- Seduced to Slay (2023) · cinematographer
- Backed by the Bros (2024) · cinematographer
- Chasing the West (2025) · cinematographer
- Undercover Billionaire (2019) · cinematographer
- BBQ High (2024) · cinematographer
- Restoring Galveston (2019) · cinematographer
- Caught in the Net (2022) · cinematographer
- Death by Fame (2023) · cinematographer
- Ready to Love (2018) · cinematographer
- Love & Marriage: Huntsville (2019) · cinematographer
- Junk or Jackpot? (2025) · cinematographer
- Seduced to Slay (2023) · cinematographer
- Backed by the Bros (2024) · cinematographer
- Chasing the West (2025) · cinematographer
Subscription and free streaming for James J. Duhon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
25 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.
Chasing the West(2025)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Junk or Jackpot?(2025)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Sorry Ms Jackson(2025)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Thick Trip(2025)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Backed by the Bros(2024)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
BBQ High(2024)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Death by Fame(2023)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Seduced to Slay(2023)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
After Happily Ever After(2022)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Caught in the Net(2022)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Flipping Down South(2022)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
NFL Icons(2021)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
No Ordinary Love(2019)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Restoring Galveston(2019)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Undercover Billionaire(2019)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Ready to Love(2018)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
The Agent(2015)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Tiny Luxury(2015)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Across their 25 MovieCove titles from 2015 to 2025.
Biggest box office
No Ordinary Love (2019)
Highest rated
Undercover Billionaire (2019)
Most popular right now
Ready to Love (2018)
Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.
How do James J. Duhon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of the 5 of 6 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 24 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive14
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed8
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does James J. Duhon work with?
People who share at least 2 of James J. Duhon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Drew Scott shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Drew ScottShared titles: Chasing the West (2025), Backed by the Bros (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Drew Scott
- Jonathan Silver ScottShared titles: Chasing the West (2025), Backed by the Bros (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Silver Scott
Composers and editors
- Ted WallaceShared titles: Chasing the West (2025), Backed by the Bros (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Wallace
- Mike FerroneShared titles: Flipping Down South (2022), Restoring Galveston (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Ferrone
- Adam AvaglianoShared titles: Restoring Galveston (2019), Ready to Love (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Avagliano
- David VanacoreShared titles: Undercover Billionaire (2019), Ready to Love (2018)See all 2 shared titles with David Vanacore
Producers
- Brian RobelShared titles: Junk or Jackpot? (2025), Backed by the Bros (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Robel
- Erika SmithShared titles: Junk or Jackpot? (2025), Undercover Billionaire (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Erika Smith
- Jane Van DeurenShared titles: Chasing the West (2025), Backed by the Bros (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Jane Van Deuren
- Josie CrimiShared titles: Chasing the West (2025), Backed by the Bros (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Josie Crimi
Mixed roles
- Steve JoachimShared titles: Chasing the West (2025), Restoring Galveston (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Joachim
- Mark KronsteinShared titles: Zombie House Flipping Tampa (2016), The Agent (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Kronstein