Actor • Writer • Filmmaker • Cultural Storyteller
Creating films, books, music and educational projects exploring history, identity, truth and human connection.
James Vegter is an Australian actor, writer, producer and director creating cinematic stories across film, television and education. Through RooH Productions and Magic Lands Alliance, his work explores history, identity, truth-telling and human connection through cross-cultural collaboration and screen storytelling.
Acting Showreel & Media
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
Featured Articles:
Indigenous Astronomy and the Southern Cross
Truth-Telling and Frontier History
Eagles, Bunjil: Lore and Connection to Country
ARTWORK & MUSIC
Experimental painting, original music and sound compositions exploring emotion, colour, memory and cinematic atmosphere.
Collaborate
Open to creating and collaborating across film, television and creative industries through acting, writing, directing, producing and cultural storytelling, alongside educational and cross-cultural initiatives.