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Born | James Bradford Brown June 7, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Tisch School of the Arts |
Occupation | Film director |
James Bradford Brown (born June 7, 1950) is an American film director, primarily known for his work in documentary film. He has won four Emmys, most recently for Pete Seeger: The Power of Song . He has directed and produced four feature documentaries that received theatrical distribution. [1] He heads Jim Brown Productions, LLC and Ginger Group Productions, Inc., production companies specializing in cultural and social documentaries and music concerts. [2]
He studied film at Tisch School of the Arts, and is an associate professor at New York University's Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at Tisch School of the Arts. [3]
Brown has also produced and directed works for film and television, most notably We Shall Overcome, narrated by Harry Belafonte, [4] Peter Seeger: The Power of Song; 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary; Free to Rock;Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia; Alice's Restaurant 50th Anniversary Concert; Peter, Paul, and Mary: Carry It on - A Musical Legacy; Don McLean: An American Troubadour; Legends of Folk: The Village Scene; American Roots Music , a four-part series that aired on PBS; Songs of the Civil War, a PBS special co-produced by Ken Burns; In the Hank Williams Tradition, a musical tribute co-produced by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; and A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly, a Showtime and PBS special. He has also directed and produced shows for the Travel Channel and Sesame Street.