James Erskine (filmmaker) explained

James Erskine
Birth Place:	Stockport, England
Occupation:	Film director
Website:	www.newblackfilms.com

James Erskine is a British screenwriter, film director and producer. The Human Face (2001), which he co-directed, was nominated for the Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) Emmy Award in 2002.^[1]

Filmography

Films

• The Invitation – writer and director
• EMR (2004) – writer, director and producer
• Closing the Deal (2005) – director and producer
• Vanishing of the Bees (2009) – writer
• One Night in Turin (2010) – writer and director^{[2] [3]}
• From the Ashes – writer and director
• Battle of the Sexes (2013) – director and producer
• (2014) – writer and director^{[4] [5]}
• Shooting for Socrates (2014) – writer and director
• (2017) – director^{[6] [7]}
• The Ice King (2018) – writer, director and producer^[8]
• Billie (2019) – writer and director^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}
• Healer – writer and director
• The End of the Storm (2020)^[13]
• Copa 71 (2023)

Television

• The Human Face (2001) – co-director^[1]

Awards

• 2002: The Human Face was nominated for the Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) Emmy Award^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-12-05. James Erskine. Television Academy.
2. Web site: 2020-12-05. One Night in Turin (15). 7 May 2010. The Independent.
3. News: Peter. Bradshaw. 2020-12-05. Film review: One Night in Turin. The Guardian. 6 May 2010. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
4. Web site: 2020-12-05. Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist review – shrewd documentary. 14 May 2014. The Guardian.
5. Web site: 2020-12-05. Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist. Time Out Worldwide.
6. Web site: 2020-12-05. Sachin: A Billion Dreams review – love letter to cricket's sultan of swing. 26 May 2017. The Guardian.
7. Web site: 2020-12-05. Sachin - A Billion Dreams movie review: It shies away from crucial issues in Sachin Tendulkar's career. 26 May 2017. Hindustan Times.
8. Web site: 2020-12-05. The Ice King review – finely balanced John Curry documentary. 25 February 2018. The Guardian.
9. Web site: 2020-11-22. Billie review – a truer, historical spin on the great Billie Holiday. 12 November 2020. The Guardian.
10. Web site: 2020-11-22. 'Billie' review: heartbreaking documentary on all-time great Billie Holiday. 10 November 2020. NME.
11. Web site: 2020-11-22. Documentary Billie squanders its incendiary premise – review. 13 November 2020. The Independent.
12. Web site: Jochan. Embley. 2020-11-22. This new documentary excavates Billie Holiday's dark, dazzling life. 11 November 2020. www.standard.co.uk.
13. Web site: 2020-12-05. Director James Erskine on making Liverpool doc The End Of The Storm. 4 December 2020. The Irish News.