James Fox (filmmaker)

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James C. Fox
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James C. Fox (documentary filmmaker)
Born (1968-04-25) April 25, 1968 (age 56)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Documentary filmmaker
Website twitter.com/jamescfox

James C. Fox (born 25 April 1968) is an English-born American documentary filmmaker, best known for executive producing documentaries about UAPs, such as Out of the Blue (2003), Pretty Slick (2016) about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, The Phenomenon (2020), and Moment of Contact about the Varginha UFO incident. He has twice appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience , first in December 2020 alongside Jacques Vallée, and second by himself in April 2023. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997UFOs: 50 Years of Denial? Executive producer, writer, and director
2003 Out of the Blue Executive producer, writer, and directorNarrated by Peter Coyote
2009I Know What I SawExecutive producer, writer, and director
2016Pretty SlickExecutive producer and directorNarrated by Peter Coyote
2020 The Phenomenon Executive producer, writer, and directorNarrated by Peter Coyote
2022Moment of ContactExecutive producer and directorNarrated by Peter Coyote
2024The ProgramExecutive producer, writer, and directorIn production

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References

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