James Chase Sanchez
@jamescsanchez.bsky.social
Director of Writing & Rhetoric at Middlebury College
Documentaries: Man on Fire (2018), North Putnam (2024), The Spiritual Advisor (2025), and In Loco Parentis
www.poundofsnow.com
Documentaries: Man on Fire (2018), North Putnam (2024), The Spiritual Advisor (2025), and In Loco Parentis
www.poundofsnow.com
The world premiere of THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR at DOC NYC was this weekend, and we had two sold out screenings!
After the first, an elderly woman turned around and said, "I'm pretty conservative, but you changed my mind about the death penalty...but not for that Luigi Magione."
After the first, an elderly woman turned around and said, "I'm pretty conservative, but you changed my mind about the death penalty...but not for that Luigi Magione."
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The world premiere of THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR at DOC NYC was this weekend, and we had two sold out screenings!
After the first, an elderly woman turned around and said, "I'm pretty conservative, but you changed my mind about the death penalty...but not for that Luigi Magione."
After the first, an elderly woman turned around and said, "I'm pretty conservative, but you changed my mind about the death penalty...but not for that Luigi Magione."
Our world premiere is today. We are sold out but there are still rush tickets available!
November 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Our world premiere is today. We are sold out but there are still rush tickets available!
Some big professional news:
Rolling Stone Films and Documentary+ have acquired a short film I produced, titled THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR.
The film premieres at DOC NYC on Sunday!
Rolling Stone Films and Documentary+ have acquired a short film I produced, titled THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR.
The film premieres at DOC NYC on Sunday!
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Some big professional news:
Rolling Stone Films and Documentary+ have acquired a short film I produced, titled THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR.
The film premieres at DOC NYC on Sunday!
Rolling Stone Films and Documentary+ have acquired a short film I produced, titled THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR.
The film premieres at DOC NYC on Sunday!
We made it to DOC NYC!
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We made it to DOC NYC!
The first reviews of THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR are rolling in ahead of the film's premiere this week!
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The first reviews of THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR are rolling in ahead of the film's premiere this week!
The best part of stick season in the mountains is that you can finally see sunrises and sunsets
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The best part of stick season in the mountains is that you can finally see sunrises and sunsets
chickadee mornings
November 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
chickadee mornings
First screening -- SOLD OUT
Second screening -- SOLD OUT
DOC NYC added a third screening! If you are in NYC come out to Village East on 11/19 to see our new short!
Second screening -- SOLD OUT
DOC NYC added a third screening! If you are in NYC come out to Village East on 11/19 to see our new short!
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
First screening -- SOLD OUT
Second screening -- SOLD OUT
DOC NYC added a third screening! If you are in NYC come out to Village East on 11/19 to see our new short!
Second screening -- SOLD OUT
DOC NYC added a third screening! If you are in NYC come out to Village East on 11/19 to see our new short!
There is only one tech CEO I trust to do the right thing in these unprecedented times.
October 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
There is only one tech CEO I trust to do the right thing in these unprecedented times.
I am excited to share the official poster for THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR with the DOC NYC laurel!
Our world premiere sold out on THE FIRST DAY, so DOC NYC is holding a special second screening at the IFC Center in NYC on November 17th.
Get your tix here: www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-....
Our world premiere sold out on THE FIRST DAY, so DOC NYC is holding a special second screening at the IFC Center in NYC on November 17th.
Get your tix here: www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-....
October 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I am excited to share the official poster for THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR with the DOC NYC laurel!
Our world premiere sold out on THE FIRST DAY, so DOC NYC is holding a special second screening at the IFC Center in NYC on November 17th.
Get your tix here: www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-....
Our world premiere sold out on THE FIRST DAY, so DOC NYC is holding a special second screening at the IFC Center in NYC on November 17th.
Get your tix here: www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-....
I'm teaching Documentary Rhetorics this semester, and I am trying to focus more on the history of the form.
I'm teaching these two films in my first three classes and am STOKED
I'm teaching these two films in my first three classes and am STOKED
August 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I'm teaching Documentary Rhetorics this semester, and I am trying to focus more on the history of the form.
I'm teaching these two films in my first three classes and am STOKED
I'm teaching these two films in my first three classes and am STOKED
Thank you all for the love and support. It means the world to us. And it means the world to Hilary, pictured below, who has been with us on this journey since August 2019. She cannot wait to share her truths.
And I *cannot* wait to stop fundraising, ha!
And I *cannot* wait to stop fundraising, ha!
August 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thank you all for the love and support. It means the world to us. And it means the world to Hilary, pictured below, who has been with us on this journey since August 2019. She cannot wait to share her truths.
And I *cannot* wait to stop fundraising, ha!
And I *cannot* wait to stop fundraising, ha!
It turns out, these documents were not sealed; rather, they had just been "lost" for awhile.
These documents become some of the most important evidence in the film and are vital to seeing how administrators think.
These documents become some of the most important evidence in the film and are vital to seeing how administrators think.
August 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It turns out, these documents were not sealed; rather, they had just been "lost" for awhile.
These documents become some of the most important evidence in the film and are vital to seeing how administrators think.
These documents become some of the most important evidence in the film and are vital to seeing how administrators think.
Y'all: We are just $985 from our 80% goal of $40,000! We are so close!
With 4.5 days left in the campaign, I thought I would share 5 reasons why this film could use your support. 1/day.
Reason 1: The depth of our investigation is unparalleled when it comes to sexual abuse in boarding schools.
With 4.5 days left in the campaign, I thought I would share 5 reasons why this film could use your support. 1/day.
Reason 1: The depth of our investigation is unparalleled when it comes to sexual abuse in boarding schools.
August 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Y'all: We are just $985 from our 80% goal of $40,000! We are so close!
With 4.5 days left in the campaign, I thought I would share 5 reasons why this film could use your support. 1/day.
Reason 1: The depth of our investigation is unparalleled when it comes to sexual abuse in boarding schools.
With 4.5 days left in the campaign, I thought I would share 5 reasons why this film could use your support. 1/day.
Reason 1: The depth of our investigation is unparalleled when it comes to sexual abuse in boarding schools.
Yo!
We are just 6% away from our fundraising goal. 6% ensures we *keep* the money raised.
This close to the finish line every dollar adds up, so please donate even $5 if you can!
(A photo of me when I started this project siz years ago with less grey hair.)
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
We are just 6% away from our fundraising goal. 6% ensures we *keep* the money raised.
This close to the finish line every dollar adds up, so please donate even $5 if you can!
(A photo of me when I started this project siz years ago with less grey hair.)
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
August 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yo!
We are just 6% away from our fundraising goal. 6% ensures we *keep* the money raised.
This close to the finish line every dollar adds up, so please donate even $5 if you can!
(A photo of me when I started this project siz years ago with less grey hair.)
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
We are just 6% away from our fundraising goal. 6% ensures we *keep* the money raised.
This close to the finish line every dollar adds up, so please donate even $5 if you can!
(A photo of me when I started this project siz years ago with less grey hair.)
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
We have TEN DAYS left in our campaign and are just $6,500 from our goal!
All donations add up--even $20 helps!
Watch the video below about the "playbook" boarding schools use to hide abuse and donate here.
Thanks for the help!
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
All donations add up--even $20 helps!
Watch the video below about the "playbook" boarding schools use to hide abuse and donate here.
Thanks for the help!
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
August 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We have TEN DAYS left in our campaign and are just $6,500 from our goal!
All donations add up--even $20 helps!
Watch the video below about the "playbook" boarding schools use to hide abuse and donate here.
Thanks for the help!
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
All donations add up--even $20 helps!
Watch the video below about the "playbook" boarding schools use to hide abuse and donate here.
Thanks for the help!
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
So, with that said, I cannot wait to show you all the film that so many people thought we abandoned!
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
(These are some behind the scene photos with Joel and Hilary Mullins).
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
(These are some behind the scene photos with Joel and Hilary Mullins).
August 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
So, with that said, I cannot wait to show you all the film that so many people thought we abandoned!
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
(These are some behind the scene photos with Joel and Hilary Mullins).
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
(These are some behind the scene photos with Joel and Hilary Mullins).
I first met Joel Fendelman when he reached out to me to talk about Charles Moore, Grand Saline, and my dissertation. Those conversations evolved into me producing Man on Fire. Our creative bond felt natural. Joel has his mediative aesthetic and vision, and I felt I could fit with his style.
August 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I first met Joel Fendelman when he reached out to me to talk about Charles Moore, Grand Saline, and my dissertation. Those conversations evolved into me producing Man on Fire. Our creative bond felt natural. Joel has his mediative aesthetic and vision, and I felt I could fit with his style.
Here is the low-res trailer for In Loco Parentis (only 100mb, Bluesky?!)
This is a story about the cover-up of sexual abuse at two boarding schools and the survivors who refuse to be silenced. It's an honor and privilege to tell their stories.
We are in the final 17 days of fundraising...
This is a story about the cover-up of sexual abuse at two boarding schools and the survivors who refuse to be silenced. It's an honor and privilege to tell their stories.
We are in the final 17 days of fundraising...
July 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Here is the low-res trailer for In Loco Parentis (only 100mb, Bluesky?!)
This is a story about the cover-up of sexual abuse at two boarding schools and the survivors who refuse to be silenced. It's an honor and privilege to tell their stories.
We are in the final 17 days of fundraising...
This is a story about the cover-up of sexual abuse at two boarding schools and the survivors who refuse to be silenced. It's an honor and privilege to tell their stories.
We are in the final 17 days of fundraising...
A film SIX years in the making. YOU CAN HELP US!
A story about meeting our protagonist:
I met Hilary Mullins in the July 2019 at her birthday party on her family's farm. She invited my wife, Katie Runde Sanchez and me, a somewhat stranger, to the family gathering.
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
A story about meeting our protagonist:
I met Hilary Mullins in the July 2019 at her birthday party on her family's farm. She invited my wife, Katie Runde Sanchez and me, a somewhat stranger, to the family gathering.
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
July 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A film SIX years in the making. YOU CAN HELP US!
A story about meeting our protagonist:
I met Hilary Mullins in the July 2019 at her birthday party on her family's farm. She invited my wife, Katie Runde Sanchez and me, a somewhat stranger, to the family gathering.
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
A story about meeting our protagonist:
I met Hilary Mullins in the July 2019 at her birthday party on her family's farm. She invited my wife, Katie Runde Sanchez and me, a somewhat stranger, to the family gathering.
seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...
Our investigation doesn't just focus on abuses in boarding schools but also the *culture* in these schools.
Look at how one former boarding school teacher situates "young women" as part of the problem when talking with a survivor.
If you want to help fund us finish our film, click the link below!
Look at how one former boarding school teacher situates "young women" as part of the problem when talking with a survivor.
If you want to help fund us finish our film, click the link below!
July 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Our investigation doesn't just focus on abuses in boarding schools but also the *culture* in these schools.
Look at how one former boarding school teacher situates "young women" as part of the problem when talking with a survivor.
If you want to help fund us finish our film, click the link below!
Look at how one former boarding school teacher situates "young women" as part of the problem when talking with a survivor.
If you want to help fund us finish our film, click the link below!
For 6 years, I have worked on a project about the cover-up of sexual abuse in boarding schools. This project is almost complete, and YOU CAN HELP US COMPLETE IT!
We have launched a crowdfunding campaign to finish post-production and need to get to 80% of our request to actually keep the funds.
We have launched a crowdfunding campaign to finish post-production and need to get to 80% of our request to actually keep the funds.
July 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
For 6 years, I have worked on a project about the cover-up of sexual abuse in boarding schools. This project is almost complete, and YOU CAN HELP US COMPLETE IT!
We have launched a crowdfunding campaign to finish post-production and need to get to 80% of our request to actually keep the funds.
We have launched a crowdfunding campaign to finish post-production and need to get to 80% of our request to actually keep the funds.
It's been 11 years since Charles Moore self-immolated in my hometown of Grand Saline, TX to protest the town's racism.
I think about him less as time passes.
I guess that's natural, but it still hurts to passively overlook someone so formative to my life.
In my eyes, he's a saint.
RIP friend.
I think about him less as time passes.
I guess that's natural, but it still hurts to passively overlook someone so formative to my life.
In my eyes, he's a saint.
RIP friend.
June 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's been 11 years since Charles Moore self-immolated in my hometown of Grand Saline, TX to protest the town's racism.
I think about him less as time passes.
I guess that's natural, but it still hurts to passively overlook someone so formative to my life.
In my eyes, he's a saint.
RIP friend.
I think about him less as time passes.
I guess that's natural, but it still hurts to passively overlook someone so formative to my life.
In my eyes, he's a saint.
RIP friend.
Vermont be like that sometimes
June 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Vermont be like that sometimes