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John Edginton

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
2017 Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul Directing Director 59
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2014 Genesis: Together and Apart Directing Director 58
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2012 Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here Directing Director 59
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2009 Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains In New York Directing Director N/A
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2008 Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects Directing Director N/A
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2006 Syd Barrett: Under Review Directing Director 59
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2003 The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story Directing Director 59
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1998 Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? Directing Director 59
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1992 Battle for the Trees Directing Director N/A
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1992 When the Canaries Stop Singing Directing Director N/A
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1989 Who Killed Martin Luther King? Directing Director 59
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Writing
2017 Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul Writing Writer 59
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2014 Genesis: Together and Apart Writing Writer 58
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1998 Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? Writing Writer 59
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1989 Who Killed Martin Luther King? Writing Writer 59
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Production
2017 Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul Production Producer 59
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2008 Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects Production Producer N/A
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1998 Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? Production Executive Producer 59
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1992 Battle for the Trees Production Producer N/A
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