James Enzo Forni is an award-winning director, producer, writer and founder of Chicago-based studio, Octane Rich Media. A film director, and storyteller, James has directed over 2,500 short films, television commercials and feature documentaries. In 2021, James directed and produced the docu-series Chicago Mob: Deadly Associates for the REELZ channel on Amazon. He has worked with prominent personalities including Michael Jordan, Lenny Kravitz, Justin Timberlake and Steven Tyler. He co-directed and produced Britney Spears’ Stages documentary with Albert Maysles in 2002 launching his career in feature documentary film. Films in development include Isi 46 the story of a Holocaust survivor turned rock photographer and Swayed a fictionalized series based on a true story about the implosion of a real estate family dynasty in 1990s Chicago. His short film Stevie Bullets was named best short documentary in over a dozen film festivals in 2024. 

As a storyteller, James has embraced a wide range of subjects over the years but they share a common ground, forging iconoclastic narratives and rebelling against the status quo: “I celebrate stories of survivors and their triumph over dark forces. I celebrate the iconoclasts who bend the system to their will to make an impact with their art. I explore with the adventurers who obliterate borders in their journeys.”