James Spinney's guest appearances

James Spinney

KUCI: Film School

The Curzon Film Podcast

Film Ireland Podcast

Ken Loach

Ben Wheatley

Peter Middleton

Barry Jenkins

Kristina Lindström

Kristian Petri

Josh Safdie

Jerry Rothwell

Lenny Abrahamson

Francis Lee

Tomas Alfredson

Asif Kapadia

Matthew Heineman

Joshua Oppenheimer

Christine Molloy

OwlTail

Charlie Chaplin

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Peter Middleton &amp; James Spinney about their documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin.Hollywood icon Charlie Chaplin rocketed to fame from the slums of Victorian London and spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most famous and beloved stars until his scandalous fall from grace. His stage persona and incendiary media portrayal defined how he was perceived, but his private life has always been shrouded in mystery – until now. Never-before-heard recordings, intimate home movies and newly restored classic films reveal a side to Chaplin that the world never got to see.The Real Charlie Chaplin is released in cinemas and available on Atltude.film and other digital platforms from the 18th February 2022.https://filmireland.net/

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Peter Middleton &amp; James Spinney about their documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin. Hollywood icon Charlie Chaplin rocketed to fame from the slums of Victorian London and spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most famous and beloved stars until his scandalous fall from grace. His stage persona and incendiary media portrayal defined how he was perceived, but his private life has always been shrouded in mystery – until now. Never-before-heard recordings, intimate home movies and newly restored classic films reveal a side to Chaplin that the world never got to see. The Real Charlie Chaplin is released in cinemas and available on Atltude.film and other digital platforms from the 18th February 2022. <a href="https://filmireland.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://filmireland.net/</a>

The DocArena Podcast Episode 13 – Peter Middleton & James Spinney (The Real Charlie Chaplin)

Based on the Emmy Award-winning short film of the same name, Notes on Blindness is the debut feature from Writer-Directors Peter Middleton &amp; James Spinney. In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and theologian John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassette. Drawing on John’s original audio recordings, Notes on Blindness is a poetic and intimate story of loss, rebirth and transformation, charting his extraordinary journey into ‘a world beyond sight’. To compliment this archive material, the filmmakers recorded over twenty hours of audio interviews with John and his wife Marilyn. These audio interviews are interwoven throughout the film’s soundtrack, forming a lyrical narration, with the couple reflecting on events from a distance of thirty years. This wealth of documentary audio material is embedded within cinematic interpretations, in which actors play John and his family, lip-synching to this documentary audio. This innovative creative approach liberates the scope of the film to explore the interior aspects of John’s journey into blindness – John’s dream life, his memories and flights of imagination. Writer-Directors Peter Middleton &amp; James Spinney join us for a conversation on the their innovative approach to conveying the experience of blindness and the challenges of telling this deeply personal story of love and triumph.Story of film subject John Hull: John M. Hull taught for 30 years at the University of Birmingham until his retirement in 2002. He was the first professor of Religious Education in the UK and recipient of the prestigious William Rainey Harper award from the Religious Education Association of the US and Canada. This award is only held by 12 international scholars, and is presented to ‘outstanding leaders whose work in other fields has had a profound impact upon religious education’, including luminaries such as Marshall McLuhan, Margaret Mead and Paolo Freire.For news and updates go to: notesonblindness.arte.tv/en/

Based on the Emmy Award-winning short film of the same name, Notes on Blindness is the debut feature from Writer-Directors Peter Middleton &amp; James Spinney. In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and theologian John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassette. Drawing on John’s original audio recordings, Notes on Blindness is a poetic and intimate story of loss, rebirth and transformation, charting his extraordinary journey into ‘a world beyond sight’. To compliment this archive material, the filmmakers recorded over twenty hours of audio interviews with John and his wife Marilyn. These audio interviews are interwoven throughout the film’s soundtrack, forming a lyrical narration, with the couple reflecting on events from a distance of thirty years. This wealth of documentary audio material is embedded within cinematic interpretations, in which actors play John and his family, lip-synching to this documentary audio. This innovative creative approach liberates the scope of the film to explore the interior aspects of John’s journey into blindness – John’s dream life, his memories and flights of imagination. Writer-Directors Peter Middleton &amp; James Spinney join us for a conversation on the their innovative approach to conveying the experience of blindness and the challenges of telling this deeply personal story of love and triumph. Story of film subject John Hull: John M. Hull taught for 30 years at the University of Birmingham until his retirement in 2002. He was the first professor of Religious Education in the UK and recipient of the prestigious William Rainey Harper award from the Religious Education Association of the US and Canada. This award is only held by 12 international scholars, and is presented to ‘outstanding leaders whose work in other fields has had a profound impact upon religious education’, including luminaries such as Marshall McLuhan, Margaret Mead and Paolo Freire. For news and updates go to: <a href="http://notesonblindness.arte.tv/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">notesonblindness.arte.tv/en/</a>

Notes on Blindness / Film School interview with co-directors Peter Middleton and James Spinney

Featuring interviews with the 'Notes on Blindness' directors James Spinney and Peter MiddletonOne of the stand out films of 2016 so far, comes in the experimental documentary 'Notes on Blindness'. A reconstruction of John Hull's cassette recordings during his loss of sight, the film has been praised for its sensitivity, story telling and importantly, its accessibility for those with partial or complete loss of sight. Our hosts Helen and Jenna discuss the intimate moments that make this film truly outstanding, as well as talking to the directors of the film themselves.You can watch the film now in Curzon Cinemas as well as at home on Curzon Home Cinemahttps://www.curzonhomecinema.com/#!/film/CRZ_NOTES_ON_BLINDNESSProduced and edited by Jake CunninghamMusic supplied by incompetech.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring interviews with the 'Notes on Blindness' directors James Spinney and Peter MiddletonOne of the stand out films of 2016 so far, comes in the experimental documentary 'Notes on Blindness'. A reconstruction of John Hull's cassette recordings during his loss of sight, the film has been praised for its sensitivity, story telling and importantly, its accessibility for those with partial or complete loss of sight. Our hosts Helen and Jenna discuss the intimate moments that make this film truly outstanding, as well as talking to the directors of the film themselves.You can watch the film now in Curzon Cinemas as well as at home on Curzon Home Cinemahttps://<a href="http://www.curzonhomecinema.com/#!/film/CRZ_NOTES_ON_BLINDNESSProduced" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.curzonhomecinema.com/#!/film/CRZ_NOTES_ON_BLINDNESSProduced</a> and edited by Jake CunninghamMusic supplied by <a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 25: Note On Blindness (with directors James Spinney & Peter Middleton)