JAMES LEE
HERNANDEZ
writer. director. producer.
Meet james //
James Lee Hernandez is the Latinx filmmaker behind McMillion$, The Big Conn, and Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza.
He’s a multi-Emmy® and PGA-nominated filmmaker telling the wildest true stories you’ve never heard before.
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James Lee Hernandez is a self-taught filmmaker and co-founder of FunMeter, a production company that specializes in wild, stranger-than-fiction stories.
He writes, directs, edits, and produces across film, TV, and podcasts – drawn to offbeat characters and strange-but-true stories that are too weird (or too wonderful) to make up.
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FunMeter is a full-service production company making premium, character-driven stories across film, TV, and podcasts.
Founded by James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, FunMeter blends sharp storytelling with heart, humor, and a love for the unexpected.
recent PROJECTS //
The game was rigged.
From 1989 to 2001, almost no one won high value McDonald's Monopoly game pieces fair and square.
McMillion$ uncovers the outrageous true story of the multimillion-dollar scam — and the FBI agents who brought it crashing down.
$550 million: vanished.
One man pulled off one of the largest government frauds in U.S. history.
The Big Conn unravels the unbelievable true story of a charismatic con artist, a broken system, and the wild web of lies that fooled everyone.
A tour, a movement, a cultural reset.
What started as a farewell show became a music revolution.
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza dives into the chaos, creativity, and counterculture that turned one festival into a global phenomenon.
THE PODCAST
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THE PODCAST //
WELCOME TO SCAMTOWN.
JOIN JAMES & HIS CO-HOST BRIAN LAZARTE AS THEY TAKE YOU THROUGH STORIES RANGING FROM THE STRANGE TO THE UNBELIEVABLE. WILD SCAMS, SURPRISING HEISTS, FORBIDDEN LOVE, AND MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS.
THE BOOK
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THE BOOK //
uncover the real story
behind mcmillion$
READ The Absolutely True Story of How an Unlikely Pair of FBI Agents Brought Down the Most Supersized Fraud in Fast Food History
