James Vegter is an Australian artist, actor, writer and filmmaker creating 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.
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Acting
Credits across Amazon Prime, Netflix, SBS, BBC, Foxtel, Paramount and international productions.
Showreel & Media
FEATURED PROJECTS
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.
3 Book Series
(Release for late 2026)
Television Series - In Development
Script Written
Prana - Short Film Treatment Finished
A filmmaker’s journey through Bollywood, consciousness, love, trauma, and truth — a cinematic memoir trilogy exploring the search for self in a fractured world.
Historical Drama
Short Film
Finished 2026
Release TBA
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.
Children’s Books & Music Series
Books Released 2025
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.
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.