Directing
James Redford
Born May 5, 1962 · New York City, New York, USA
Died October 19, 2020 · aged 58
No biography available.
Known For
Skinwalkers · 2002Skinwalkers
★ 6.82002
MovieDramaThriller
Faced with the murder of three medicine men, Navajo police must find the culprit. That the murders appear to be the work of a Skinwalker, or bad medicine man, complicate and illuminate the detective's work.
California Typewriter · 2017California Typewriter
★ 6.92017
MovieDocumentary
A story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. A meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others.
Spin · 2003Spin
★ 6.22003
MovieFamilyDrama
A boy who loses his parents in a plane crash, is taken in by his uncle, who then leaves him for ten years in the care of his Hispanic ranch hand and his wife. Once in high school, Eddie reconnects with a girl from his past, and their growing interracial relationship teaches the sometimes-sullen Eddie to think of others before himself.
Cowboy Up · 2002Cowboy Up
★ 5.92002
MovieActionDrama
"Cowboy Up" is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the world of professional bull riding, newcomer Ely Braxton (Marcus Thomas) is the craziest guy around; his brother Hank (Kiefer Sutherland) is a rodeo clown, and the two use each other to play up their acts. But love may be one thing that tears the brothers apart. When Ely falls for the rodeo's sweetheart (Daryl Hannah), Hank is filled with jealousy and hatred. The brothers try to come to grips with their differences, but the competition gets as fierce as the bulls in the ring.
Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution · 2017Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution
★ 6.22017
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaker Jamie Redford embarks on a surprising journey across the U.S. to meet entrepreneurs, community activists and ordinary citizens who are pioneering the use of clean energy technology, often in the most unlikely places, in the process creating jobs, turning profits and making Americans’ lives healthier.
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia · 2012The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia
★ 6.02012
MovieDocumentary
Though up to 20% of students are dyslexic, many pass through school unidentified, misunderstood and performing below their potential. Paradoxically, these disorders are often found in highly intelligent, creative minds, and can also be seen as a gift, because many people with dyslexia naturally think outside the box and see the big picture, finding alternative solutions to problems that others might not see.
Paper Tigers · 2015Paper Tigers
★ 7.72015
MovieDocumentary
Follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, becoming a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families.
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir · 2021Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
★ 8.22021
MovieDocumentary
Amy Tan has established herself as one of America’s most respected literary voices. Born to Chinese immigrant parents, it would be decades before the author of The Joy Luck Club would fully understand the inherited trauma rooted in the legacies of women who survived the Chinese tradition of concubinage.
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