James Myer (born October 19, 1951) is an American

documentarist A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in term ...

and educational

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. He produced ''Multiple Personality: Reality and Illusion'', a documentary that chronicled the life of Chris Costner Sizemore. Sizemore, who was depicted in the book and film ''

The Three Faces of Eve ''The Three Faces of Eve'' is a 1957 American film noir mystery drama film presented in CinemaScope, based on the book of the same name about the life of Chris Costner Sizemore, which was written by psychiatrists Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. ...

'', was diagnosed in the 1950s with

multiple personality disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID), better known as multiple personality disorder or multiple personality syndrome, is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The di ...

. Other productions include ''

The American Field Trip The American Field Trip is an educational film series that explores unique places of interest across the USA. Episode titles include ''Exploring Marine Biology'', at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, and ''Exploring Space Technology'' at the ...

'', an educational series that takes viewers behind the scenes of unique places across the US. He won the

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competition Golden Eagle Award for the series in 1995.

References

Review at Hollywood Upclose.comThe American Field Trip Publishers

Awards

* CINE Awards
National Educational Media Network Silver Apple

External links

*
Multiple Personality: Reality & Illusion
at the

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The American Field Trip Series
at the

1951 births American documentary filmmakers American film directors Living people {{US-film-bio-stub