James Bluemel
Documentary Filmmaker
James Bluemel is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. He specialises in making film which are observational and character driven, giving the characters space and agency to tell their own stories, in their own words. The worlds he explores with these characters are complicated and conflicted, covering themes of homelessness, mental illness, drug abuse, poverty, migration and war. Seeing these worlds directly through the eyes of the people who inhabit them is an immersive experience, making the films deeply empathetic whilst challenging preconceptions and stereotypes. His films have won multiple awards including the duPont Colombia and Peabody Award, as well as best documentary prises at Bafta and the International Emmys.
Location:
Oxford, United Kingdom
Areas of Expertise:
World
Languages:
English
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Stories from James Bluemel
Once Upon a Time in Iraq: Fallujah
The Virus That Shook The World
Once Upon A Time In Iraq
Exodus: The Journey Continues
Exodus
Policies
Teacher Center
Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation
Koo and Patricia Yuen
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