A writer and documentary film maker, Jim Tushinski's books include the novel Van Allen's Ecstasy, which Lethe Press has reprinted, and the nonfiction anthology Identity Envy (Routledge Publishers).

His award-winning feature documentary, That Man: Peter Berlin, was an official selection at over 65 international film festivals and is currently available on DVD and cable TV.

Jim is currently working on a new documentary, Dirty Poole, based on the autobiography of pioneering gay film maker Wakefield Poole, and a book, Smacks of Brilliance, the first biography of low budget auteur Tom Graeff.

Jim also does Web site design and restores and releases neglected films on DVDs under his company, Gorilla Factory Productions.