James Ferman
Directing
Biography
James Alan Ferman was an American television and theatre director. He was the Secretary of the British Board of Film Classification from 1975 to 1999.
Born: April 11, 1930
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
Known For
The Last Days of the Board
A look at the last days of James Ferman's rule as Chief Censor of the British Board of Film Classification.
What's a Carry On?
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the cast.
Video Nasties: Draconian Days
The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Documentary about the Emmanuelle movies, looking at their making as well as their social and cultural impact.
Banned in the UK
Four-part series demonstrating different kinds of censorship, such as censorship by the government or of art.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Himself
as Self
as Self - Interviewee