Jim Hemphill (born December 6, 1971) is an American filmmaker and film
historian. He began his career writing about film in publications
including the Chicago Reader, Film Quarterly and the American
Cinematographer magazine. In 2005, he directed the independent horror
film Bad Reputation, which won multiple awards at film festivals
including Shriekfest, the Chicago Horror Film Festival and the Weekend
of Fear in Erlangen, Germany. In 2012, he directed The Trouble with
the Truth, an award-winning independent film starring Lea Thompson and
John Shea. He works for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences as a visual historian, and has contributed audio commentaries
to over a dozen Blu-rays. In 2019 he published his first book, The Art
and Craft of TV Directing: Conversations with Episodic Television
Directors, from Focal Press.
historian. He began his career writing about film in publications
including the Chicago Reader, Film Quarterly and the American
Cinematographer magazine. In 2005, he directed the independent horror
film Bad Reputation, which won multiple awards at film festivals
including Shriekfest, the Chicago Horror Film Festival and the Weekend
of Fear in Erlangen, Germany. In 2012, he directed The Trouble with
the Truth, an award-winning independent film starring Lea Thompson and
John Shea. He works for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences as a visual historian, and has contributed audio commentaries
to over a dozen Blu-rays. In 2019 he published his first book, The Art
and Craft of TV Directing: Conversations with Episodic Television
Directors, from Focal Press.
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