John Edginton

약력

John Edginton is an award-winning producer, writer and director of documentary films. He has made films for virtually every documentary strand on British TV as well as for the US channels HBO, A&E, the Sundance Channel, VH1. Notable investigative documentaries have included "Mumia Abu Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?" for HBO - now available on itunes - and "Chappaquiddick" for the BBC and A&E . Music and arts docs include "The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" for the BBC and "Robyn Hitchcock- Sex, Food, Death ..and Insects" for the Sundance Channel and BBC4. John is also an executive producer and consultant on documentary projects .He has helped to guide projects as diverse as "Bellevue - Inside Out" for HBO and the Emmy-nominated series " Monty Python Almost the Truth - the Lawyers' Cut" for IFC channel in the US and the BBC in the UK. He was the production consultant on the BAFTA-nominated documentary ,"Freddie Mercury : The Great Pretender", shown in the Imagine series on the BBC in the UK. He is a regular speaker on the issues and process of documentary film-making at screenings, festivals and universities in the US and the UK.

참여 작품

조 카커: 광기의 소울
Producer
2014년 12월 22일 타계한 조 카커의 삶과 재능을 그린 작품. 가스 설치공 출신 조 카커는 1969년 우드스탁에서 전설적인 공연으로 꼽히는 비틀즈의 노래 ‘친구의 작은 도움으로’를 부르며 스타덤에 올랐다. 하지만 부담감은 커졌고 1970년대 조 카커 내면의 고통은 그를 죽음 직전까지 몰아갔다. 조 카커와의 인터뷰 등 귀한 자료들을 통해 그가 어떻게 알코올, 약물 중독과 싸웠는지 보여준다. (2017년 제13회 제천국제음악영화제)
조 카커: 광기의 소울
Writer
2014년 12월 22일 타계한 조 카커의 삶과 재능을 그린 작품. 가스 설치공 출신 조 카커는 1969년 우드스탁에서 전설적인 공연으로 꼽히는 비틀즈의 노래 ‘친구의 작은 도움으로’를 부르며 스타덤에 올랐다. 하지만 부담감은 커졌고 1970년대 조 카커 내면의 고통은 그를 죽음 직전까지 몰아갔다. 조 카커와의 인터뷰 등 귀한 자료들을 통해 그가 어떻게 알코올, 약물 중독과 싸웠는지 보여준다. (2017년 제13회 제천국제음악영화제)
조 카커: 광기의 소울
Director
2014년 12월 22일 타계한 조 카커의 삶과 재능을 그린 작품. 가스 설치공 출신 조 카커는 1969년 우드스탁에서 전설적인 공연으로 꼽히는 비틀즈의 노래 ‘친구의 작은 도움으로’를 부르며 스타덤에 올랐다. 하지만 부담감은 커졌고 1970년대 조 카커 내면의 고통은 그를 죽음 직전까지 몰아갔다. 조 카커와의 인터뷰 등 귀한 자료들을 통해 그가 어떻게 알코올, 약물 중독과 싸웠는지 보여준다. (2017년 제13회 제천국제음악영화제)
Genesis: Together and Apart
Writer
A feature-length documentary about one of the most successful British bands in rock music. The film recounts their extraordinary musical story, exploring the songwriting and the emotional highs and lows.
Genesis: Together and Apart
Director
A feature-length documentary about one of the most successful British bands in rock music. The film recounts their extraordinary musical story, exploring the songwriting and the emotional highs and lows.
Pink Floyd : The Story of Wish You Were Here
Director
Wish You Were Here, released in September 1975, was the follow up album to the globally successful The Dark Side Of The Moon and is cited by many fans, as well as band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour, as their favorite Pink Floyd album. On release it went straight to Number One in both the UK and the US and topped the charts in many other countries around the world. This program tells the story of the making of this landmark release through new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason and archive interviews with the late Richard Wright. Also featured are sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson, guest vocalist Roy Harper, front cover burning man Ronnie Rondell and others involved in the creation of the album. In addition, original recording engineer Brian Humphries revisits the master tapes at Abbey Road Studios to illustrate aspects of the songs construction.
Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
Producer
A documentary that goes inside the dark, witty, surreal world of cult English singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.
Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
Director
A documentary that goes inside the dark, witty, surreal world of cult English singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.
Syd Barrett: Under Review
Director
In this Under Review we look at the genius of Syd Barrett.
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Director
The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?
Executive Producer
Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer and sentenced to death in a trial marked by controversial prosecutorial and defense tactics and charges of racism.
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?
Writer
Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer and sentenced to death in a trial marked by controversial prosecutorial and defense tactics and charges of racism.
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?
Director
Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer and sentenced to death in a trial marked by controversial prosecutorial and defense tactics and charges of racism.
Who Killed Martin Luther King?
Writer
This film, which includes archival footage and interviews with convicted killerJames Earl Ray, Martin Luther King III and former police officers, looks back at Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968 and lingering conspiracy theories.
Who Killed Martin Luther King?
Director
This film, which includes archival footage and interviews with convicted killerJames Earl Ray, Martin Luther King III and former police officers, looks back at Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968 and lingering conspiracy theories.