James D. Long

James (Jim) D. Long is a filmmaker and author. He's written and directed several documentaries including Treasures of the Copper Scroll. His book, Riddle of the Exodus, was the source of a companion video documentary that offers compelling historical and archaeological evidence of the Biblical Exodus. Mr. Long recently published his second book, Blood Brothers: Israel’s Ancient Enemy

In 1994, following a lengthy career in broadcast radio, Jim met Professor Vendyl Jones. He was impressed with Jones’ Biblical scholarship and unique perspective on archaeology and decided to join his team at Vendyl Jones Research Institutes. It was Professor Jones who introduced Jim and his fiancé, Carol to Torah and the concept of B’Nei Noach, the observance of the 7 Universal Laws Noach.

In 1995, Jim and Carol founded Lightcatcher Productions and Books. The latter imprint is a specialty press featuring the Torah-centric works of Isaac Mozeson, Paul Eidelberg, Yaakov Kleiman, Rabbi Michael Shelomo Bar-Ron and others.

Jim worked as a producer on other projects, including the Fox-Lorber series Quest, specifically the episode entitled Search for the Ark of the Covenant which aired on the BBC and Dutch Television. Under the Lightcatcher Productions banner, Jim and Carol shot on-location footage in Israel, Egypt and Jordan and licensed the footage to productions such as Giants: The Myth & the Mystery for The Learning Channel ; Gold!, a mini-series on the History Channel and Discovery Channel International's Secrets of the Holy Land, as well as Hallmark Television’s mini-series Marco Polo and CBS Television’s The Unit. Recently, Lightcatcher Productions transitioned into developing features film projects for theatrical release.

Despite his busy schedule, Mr. Long is a popular speaker and has lectured to audiences in Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, New York, Toronto, London and Jerusalem.