James Cullingham

James Cullingham (born March 5, 1954) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, historian, and journalist with Tamarack Productions, based in Nogojiwanong – Peterborough. His documentaries concerning social justice, history, and popular culture have been screened around the world. Cullingham was an executive producer with CBC Radio and has been published by Canada's leading newspapers and magazines.

Cullingham received his doctorate in Canadian and Latin American history from Toronto's York University in 2014. He was a coordinator of the journalism programme and professor of journalism and English at Seneca University from 2002–2018. He is an adjunct graduate faculty member in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies and the PhD program in Canadian Studies at Trent University. Cullingham is also an instructor at Trent's Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies.

In 1989, Cullingham formed Tamarack Productions to produce Canada's first national documentary series on Aboriginal issues, featuring the work of Indigenous and non-Indigenous filmmakers. Since then, Cullingham has made documentaries in Canada, the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan. His films on history, politics, popular culture, and social justice have been screened around the world. Cullingham has been published by Canada's leading newspapers and magazines.

Cullingham has a doctorate in history specializing in Canada and Latin America from York University in Toronto.

In January 2022, Cullingham released his transnational work of history, ‘Two Dead White Men: Duncan Campbell Scott, Jacques Soustelle, and the Failure of Indigenous Policy’.In addition to English, Cullingham speaks French fluently and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

Cullingham is a member of the Documentary Organization of Canada. He is a past national board member of the Canadian Association of Journalists.