John Edginton

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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.

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Total trailers found: 11

Syd Barrett: Under Review Trailer (2006)

23 January 2006

In this Under Review we look at the genius of Syd Barrett.

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story Trailer (2003)

24 March 2003

The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.

When the Canaries Stop Singing Trailer (1992)

14 January 1992

Canaries were used by miners to alert them to the presence of poisonous gases underground. If a canary died, they knew the air was bad.

Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here Trailer (2012)

26 June 2012

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.

Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul Trailer (2017)

17 March 2017

The turbulent life of soul and blues singer, the late Joe Cocker. A former gas fitter from Sheffield, catapulted to world stardom in 1969 at Woodstock with his legendary performance of the Beatles song, "A Little Help from My Friends".

Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains In New York Trailer (2009)

05 June 2009

I Often Dream of Trains in New York was recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City in the fall of 2008 during the U.

Who Killed Martin Luther King? Trailer (1989)

20 September 1989

This film, which includes archival footage and interviews with convicted killer James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King III and former police officers, looks back at Martin Luther King Jr.

Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects Trailer (2008)

11 March 2008

A documentary that goes inside the dark, witty, surreal world of cult English singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.

Genesis: Together and Apart Trailer (2014)

04 October 2014

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.

Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? Trailer (1998)

01 March 1998

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.

Battle for the Trees Trailer (1992)

12 April 1992

This documentary examines the battle strategies of citizens, scientists, loggers, environmentalists and First Nations people who are fighting over the liquidation of public forests and, with it, a way of life.