James Bayless

Screenwriter, Producer, Actor and Director

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April 2025

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About James

James Bayless is a multi-dimensional artist based in NYC. With a passion for storytelling, he is writing and producing various film and television projects under his production company, DarkLight Edutainment. The projects on his roster will showcase not only his versatility as an artist but unite communities with empathy-driven pluralistic viewpoint, reflecting multifaceted perspectives of the culture, delivering impactful portrayals of Black characters that defy stereotypes and expand beyond sidekick roles. Keep an eye out for DarkLight's ascension in the film production space.

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Black & White (2025)
Series by DarkLight Creator/ Showrunner Black and White centers around two relatives discussing their diverging racial experiences and perspectives in contemporary America, debating and agreeing to respectfully disagree on societal topics such as interracial relationships, police brutality, critical race theory, White privilege & supremacy, the failure of the two party political system, the black experience in America, immigration & xenophobia, LGBTQA+ issues, the long shadow of slavery, religion, social inequity, racial economics, transracial adoption, the future of race in society and much more.

Education

University of San Francisco
(2001-2004)