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Joe Cocker Mad Dog with Soul Documentary
From his star turn at Woodstock to his battles with addiction, this film chronicles the stormy life and unique talent of soulful singer Joe Cocker. JOE COCKER: Mad Dog with Soul Contributors include musicians Randy Newman, Billy Joel, Rita Coolidge, Jimmy Webb, Chris...
Mumia Abu Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?
John Edginton's incendiary HBO documentary is now available on itunes with additional footage. "British filmmaker John Edginton turned his focus towards the controversial case of Mumia Abu-Jamal in 1997, putting out the documentary Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for...
‘Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here’
Directed by John Edginton for Eagle Rock Entertainment UK TV Premiere - BBC4, Friday 25th May - 9:00pm and again at 1:00am, then on Sunday at 11.40pm . 'A Meticulous Rock-Doc - the kind that music fans love' The Radio Times It's a wonder 1975 album Wish You Were Here...
Pink Floyd : The Story Of ‘ Wish You Were Here’ wins best film award !
"Pink Floyd : The Story Of 'Wish You Were Here' ”, directed by John Edginton, has won the “Film / DVD Of The Year” category at the 2012 Classic Rock Awards ! The award, sponsored by the UK's Classic Rock magazine, was collected by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason at a...
IN-DEPTH: RAVE Magazine interview – the making of ‘PINK FLOYD: THE STORY OF WISH YOU WERE HERE’
Talking to Denis Semchenko, Rave Magazine, Australia: Hi John - where are you right now? Hi Denis. I’m in New York, where I’m semi-permanently based. How does one shoot a Pink Floyd documentary? The simple answer to that question is you shoot it with a great Director...
A victory for Otmoor Productions and Channel 4
The UK broadcast regulator, Ofcom, has rejected the formal complaints that were levied against our documentary Revelations : Divorce Jewish Style . It is a saga that began one year ago on the eve of the film’s first broadcast ... the husband of Miriam Saleh, one...
New Mumia Abu-Jamal film questions the evidence against him
A new film on the Mumia Abu-Jamal case, "Justice on Trial", had its first screening at a packed venue in Philadelphia in late October. At the Q and A after the screening, the audience were treated to a surprise phone-in from Mumia himself - on the line from SCI...
Robyn Hitchcock : I Often Dream of Trains. A Concert Documentary:
Robyn Hitchcock : I Often Dream of Trains. A Concert Documentary now on tv in the UK! SkyArts tv channel in the UK and Ireland is screening this 90 minute feast of vintage Hitchcock at regular intervals. Directed and produced by John Edginton for the Sundance Channel...