John-Paul Davidson

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John-Paul Davidson is a director, producer and writer for television and film. He was born in London and after attending Bristol University, The University of Malaya and San Francisco Art Institute he went on to work for the BBC for a number of years before becoming a freelance director, specialising in documentary film making.

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In 2018 he directed narrative feature film The Thin Man which has since been retitled The Man in the Hat [1] in France alongside Oscar-winning composer Stephen Warbeck starring Ciarán Hinds and Stephen Dillane. [2]

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  1. "British Films Directory". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. "Ciaran Hinds starring in The Thin Man". Screen. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2020.