James Jones is a British director who makes documentary films for international television and theatrical release.
James Jones is a British director who makes documentary films for international television and theatrical release.
James Jones' films have been broadcast on the BBC, Channel 4, Sky, HBO, Apple TV+ and PBS Frontline. [1] [2] [3]
Jones has tackled subjects including suicide in the military and homelessness. He has also made films in North Korea and Saudi Arabia. His film Children of the Gaza War was broadcast on the BBC in July 2015 on the first anniversary of the 2014 Gaza war. [4] In 2016 he made a feature-length documentary Unarmed Black Male about the murder trial of a police officer in Portsmouth, Virginia. In 2017 he co-directed Mosul with Olivier Sarbil.[ citation needed ]
In 2019 he released a feature documentary on the drug war in the Philippines, On The President's Orders for Frontline PBS, Arte France, BBC Storyville and Bertha Doc Society. [5] [6] . It played at the Sheffield DocFest [7] and Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York.
In 2022 his film Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes was broadcast on Sky Documentaries. It told the story of the Chernobyl disaster using personal interviews with people who were there and newly discovered, dramatic footage filmed at the nuclear plant The film was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Documentary and won a BAFTA for Best Editing. [8]
In 2023 his series Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn was released on Apple TV+. [9]
| Year | Title | Awards and Nominations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes [10] [11] | ||
| 2019 | On The President's Orders | ||
| 2017 | Mosul | ||
| 2016 | Unarmed Black Male [12] | ||
| 2016 | Saudi Arabia Uncovered [13] | ||
| 2015 | Children of the Gaza War | ||
| 2014 | Battle for Ukraine | ||
| 2014 | Syria's Second Front | ||
| 2013 | Secret State of North Korea/North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State | ||
| 2013 | Broken by Battle | ||
| 2013 | Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis | ||
| 2012 | Interviews Before Execution | ||
| 2011 | Vlad's Army | ||
| 2011 | Landlords from Hell | ||
| 2011 | Sex, Lies and Black Magic | ||
| 2010 | Secret Iraq |
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