About James Reed
Born 2000. James Reed is a filmmaker, film director and director.
James Reed is a British filmmaker known for documentaries such as Shark Whisperer, Chimp Empire, and My Octopus Teacher, the latter of which earned him an Academy Award in 2020.
Biography
Reed graduated from Prudhoe Community High School in 1997 and went on to attend University of Leeds where he studied Zoology. He founded Underdog Films in 2015.
Reed won an Academy Award in 2020 for his co-directing of My Octopus Teacher. In 2022 he signed a one year agreement with BBC to work with its commercial producer-distributor on natural history feature documentaries. 2023, Chimp Empire, director, producer
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British filmmaker
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James Reed is a filmmaker, film director and director.
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