James Reed (filmmaker)

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James Reed is a British filmmaker known for documentaries such as Shark Whisperer , Chimp Empire , and My Octopus Teacher , the latter of which earned him an Academy Award in 2020.

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Biography

Reed graduated from Prudhoe Community High School in 1997 and went on to attend University of Leeds where he studied Zoology. [1] He founded Underdog Films in 2015. [2]

Reed won an Academy Award in 2020 for his co-directing of My Octopus Teacher. [3] He followed up with Chimp Empire , a Netflix documentary he directed and produced. [4] In 2022 he signed a one year agreement with BBC to work with its commercial producer-distributor on natural history feature documentaries. [2] While with the BBC, he directed an episode of Frozen Planet II . [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Hall, Daniel (26 April 2021). "Prudhoe director wins Best Documentary at 2021 Oscar Awards". Hexham Courant. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 Goldbart, Max (10 October 2022). "'My Octopus Teacher' Director James Reed Ties With BBC Studios". Deadline. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 Morfoot, Addie (21 February 2024). "'My Octopus Teacher' Filmmaker to Focus on Restoration of Extinct Species Such as the Dodo Bird in Upcoming Doc". Variety. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Morfoot, Addie (21 February 2024). "'My Octopus Teacher' Filmmaker to Focus on Restoration of Extinct Species Such as the Dodo Bird in Upcoming Doc". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  5. ↑ France, Lisa Respers (1 August 2025). "'Shark Whisperer' is the latest controversial entertainment to swim into our shark obsession". CNN. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 Cummings, Mike (8 June 2023). "Conflicted opinion: Yale chimpanzee expert weighs in on 'Chimp Empire'". Yale News. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
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