Artist • Actor • Writer • Filmmaker
James Vegter is an Australian artist, actor and filmmaker creating cinematic stories across film, television, books, painting and music. Through RooH Productions and Magic Lands Alliance, his produces work that explores history, identity, ancient cultures, philosophy, truth-telling and human social connection through cross-cultural storytelling and creative collaboration.
Acting
Credits across Amazon Prime, Netflix, SBS, BBC, Foxtel, Paramount and international productions.
FEATURED PROJECTS
Ngarram
Purra and Buckley’s Chance
Historical Drama Feature Film
Late Development- Pre Production
An escaped convict and a Wadawurrung woman, bound by love, Lore and Sky-Spirit law, fight to survive as colonisation ignites a silent war across their Country.
Atman
Colour Of Fear
3 Book Series (Release for late 2026)
Television Series in Development
A filmmaker’s journey through Bollywood, consciousness, love, trauma, and truth — a cinematic memoir trilogy exploring the search for self in a fractured world.
Moorups Call
Historical Drama Short Film
Finished 2026
After releasing a book about his 32 years living with the Wadawurrung people, escaped convict William Buckley dies. But his spirit — his moorup — journeys back across Country, drawn by the distant voice of a young girl calling to him from a fire, as he witnesses the devastating impacts of colonisation unfolding across the land he once called home.
Barry’s Music Adventures
Children’s Books & Music Series
Childrens Animation in Development
A guitar-playing Labrador travels across Australia, discovering friendship, culture, and the power of music to bring communities together.
RooH Productions
RooH Productions is an independent creative studio developing films, television, books, music and educational projects across Australia and internationally. Founded by James Vegter, RooH focuses on cinematic storytelling, cross-cultural collaboration and socially driven creative development through screen, publishing and music.
Project Slate
Magic Lands Alliance
A collaborative cultural initiative focused on truth-telling, Indigenous knowledge, education and screen storytelling through film, research and cultural infrastructure.
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Journal & Education Articles
Featured Articles:
Indigenous Astronomy and the Southern Cross
Truth-Telling and Frontier History
Bunjil the Edge Tailed Eagle: Lore and Connection to Country
ARTWORK & MUSIC
Experimental painting, original music and sound compositions exploring emotion, colour, memory and cinematic atmosphere.
Lets Collaborate
Reach out to create and collaborate across film, television and creative industries. The experience of collaboration will never be taken from Ai.