James Spinney

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James Spinney

James Spinney is a British composer and documentary filmmaker, best known for collaboration with directors Peter Middleton and Matt Houghton.

Known For

Apollo 13: SurvivalApollo 13: Survival · 2024
Apollo 13: Survival
7.22024
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.
The Real Charlie ChaplinThe Real Charlie Chaplin · 2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin
7.72021
MovieDocumentary
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.
Notes on BlindnessNotes on Blindness · 2016
Notes on Blindness
6.92016
MovieDramaDocumentary
After losing sight in 1983, John Hull began keeping an audio diary, a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating the interior world of blindness. Following on from the Emmy Award-winning short film of the same name, Notes on Blindness is an ambitious and groundbreaking work, both affecting and innovative.
LandlineLandline · 2018
Landline
2018
MovieDocumentary
In 2010, a chaplain from Cheshire set up a helpline for gay farmers. 'Landline' journeys into the world of the people who called.
This Is EndometriosisThis Is Endometriosis · 2022
This Is Endometriosis
6.52022
MovieDocumentary
In this intensely personal documentary, Georgie Wileman shares with us the challenges of her years-long struggle with endometriosis, a most nebulous chronic illness. As part of her healing, Georgie turns her camera on fellow sufferers, finding beauty in their collective experience.
Four WeddingsFour Weddings · 2018
Four Weddings
2018
MovieDocumentary
Looking at the shifting perceptions of marriage around the world, the film explores what it means to get married in the modern world, through the lens of four very different people. A soldier discharged from duty in Iraq, a woman unsure of her future, a high society arranged marriage in India and a rural Romanian celebration.
Dear AraucariaDear Araucaria · 2015
Dear Araucaria
2015
MovieDocumentary
Under the name “Araucaria,” John Graham had been creating cryptic crosswords for the UK’s Guardian newspaper for over 50 years when he was told that he had an incurable form of cancer. He started placing little clues in his puzzles, telling his fans about his illness and how it was progressing.
MurewaMurewa · 2025
Murewa
2025
MovieDocumentary
In the quiet seaside town of Worthing, Marlon and Murry (Murewa) form a deep friendship, bonding over skateboarding, photography and the carefree adventures of youth. But as they grow older, their lives take different turns. Marlon leaves for university in London, while Murry, facing mounting pressure at home, makes choices that lead to prison. Through years of home video, Murewa reflects on the complexities of growing up, and how opportunity and circumstance shape the futures of young people in ways they don’t fully grasp at the time. Intimate and deeply personal, the film explores boyhood, belonging and the lingering question of what might have been.

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