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James Erskine (filmmaker)

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James Erskine
Born
Stockport, England
OccupationFilm director
Websitewww.newblackfilms.com

James Erskine is a British screenwriter, film director and producer. The Human Face (2001), which he co-directed, was nominated for the Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) Emmy Award in 2002.[1]

Filmography

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Short film

Year Title Director Producer
2001 The Invitation Yes No
2005 Closing the Deal Yes Yes

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2004 EMR Yes Yes Yes Co-directed with Danny McCullough
2014 Shooting for Socrates Yes Yes Yes
2015 Healer Yes Yes Yes

Documentary film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Ref.
2009 Vanishing of the Bees No Yes Executive
2010 One Night in Turin Yes Yes Yes [2][3]
2011 From the Ashes Yes Yes Yes
2013 Battle of the Sexes Yes No Yes
2014 Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist Yes Yes Yes [4][5]
2017 Sachin: A Billion Dreams Yes Yes Yes [6][7]
2018 The Ice King Yes Yes Yes [8]
2019 Billie Yes Yes Yes [9][10][11][12]
2020 The End of the Storm Yes Yes No [13]
2023 Copa 71 Yes Yes No

Documentary series

Year Title Director Producer Ref.
2001 The Human Face Yes Yes [1]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "James Erskine". Television Academy. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "One Night in Turin (15)". The Independent. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (6 May 2010). "Film review: One Night in Turin". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 December 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist review – shrewd documentary". The Guardian. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Sachin: A Billion Dreams review – love letter to cricket's sultan of swing". The Guardian. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Sachin - A Billion Dreams movie review: It shies away from crucial issues in Sachin Tendulkar's career". Hindustan Times. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ^ "The Ice King review – finely balanced John Curry documentary". The Guardian. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Billie review – a truer, historical spin on the great Billie Holiday". The Guardian. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  10. ^ "'Billie' review: heartbreaking documentary on all-time great Billie Holiday". NME. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Documentary Billie squanders its incendiary premise – review". The Independent. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  12. ^ Embley, Jochan (11 November 2020). "This new documentary excavates Billie Holiday's dark, dazzling life". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Director James Erskine on making Liverpool doc The End Of The Storm". The Irish News. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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