John Edginton

John Edginton

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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John Edginton Movies

  • 2003
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    The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

    The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

    7.731 2003 HD

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

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  • 2012
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    Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

    Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

    7.4 2012 HD

    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...

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  • 1998
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    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

    6 1998 HD

    Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a...

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  • 1998
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    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

    6 1998 HD

    Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a...

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  • 1998
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    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

    6 1998 HD

    Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a...

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  • 2014
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    Genesis: Together and Apart

    Genesis: Together and Apart

    6.2 2014 HD

    A feature-length documentary about one of the most successful British bands in rock music. The film recounts their extraordinary musical story,...

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  • 2017
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    Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul

    Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul

    7.3 2017 HD

    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...

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  • 2017
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    Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul

    Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul

    7.3 2017 HD

    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...

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  • 2009
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    Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains In New York

    Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains In New York

    1 2009 HD

    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.S. leg of Hitchcock s...

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  • 2008
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    Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects

    Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects

    1 2008 HD

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

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  • 2008
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    Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects

    Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects

    1 2008 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul

    Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul

    7.3 2017 HD

    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...

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  • 2006
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    Syd Barrett: Under Review

    Syd Barrett: Under Review

    6 2006 HD

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

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  • 1989
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    Who Killed Martin Luther King?

    Who Killed Martin Luther King?

    7 1989 HD

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

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  • 1989
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    Who Killed Martin Luther King?

    Who Killed Martin Luther King?

    7 1989 HD

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

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  • 2014
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    Genesis: Together and Apart

    Genesis: Together and Apart

    6.2 2014 HD

    A feature-length documentary about one of the most successful British bands in rock music. The film recounts their extraordinary musical story,...

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