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Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Director, Producer, Camera and Electrical Department

Born June 7, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA

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Jim Brown is an American director and producer who has won four Emmy Awards, primarily recognized for his musical documentaries. He leads Jim Brown Productions, LLC and Ginger Group Productions, Inc. His work focuses on social, cultural, and musical documentaries, highlighting music's transformative power. Over the past four decades, he has amassed one of the largest archives of American folk and roots music.

Brown recently retired as a professor from New York University's Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts, where he taught for over 35 years.

He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and a retired member of the International Cinematographers Guild.

In his personal life, Brown enjoys hiking, skiing, gardening, filmmaking, and photography.

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3 wins and 4 nominations

Filmography

Director

24

Type

Year

Holly Near: Singing For Our Lives Poster

Holly Near: Singing For Our Lives Documentary2018

Free to Rock Poster

Free to Rock Documentary2017

One Light, Many Candles Poster

One Light, Many Candles Video2015

50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary Poster

50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary Documentary2014

Sir Ivan: I Am Peaceman Poster

Sir Ivan: I Am Peaceman Documentary2013

Don McLean: American Troubadour Documentary2012

A Tribute to the Teachers of America TV Movie2007

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Poster

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Documentary2007

Grand Castles of America Documentary2005

Fantastic Houseboats Documentary2004

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal Poster

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal Documentary2004

Peter, Paul, and Mary: Carry It on - A Musical Legacy Poster

Peter, Paul, and Mary: Carry It on - A Musical Legacy Documentary2004

American Roots Music Poster

American Roots Music TV Series2001

An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends TV Special1997

In the Spotlight: Mary Chapin Carpenter Poster

In the Spotlight: Mary Chapin Carpenter TV Special1995

Child of Mine: Songs to Our Children Poster

Child of Mine: Songs to Our Children TV Special1992

We Shall Overcome Documentary1989

A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly Poster

A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly Documentary1988

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

A Musical Passage Poster

A Musical Passage Documentary1984

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Poster

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Documentary1984

Highway TV Series1983

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time Poster

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time Documentary1981

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Producer

21

Type

Year

Holly Near: Singing For Our Lives Poster

Holly Near: Singing For Our Lives Documentary2018

Free to Rock Poster

Free to Rock Documentary2017

50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary Poster

50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary Documentary2014

Concert for Newtown TV Special2013

Sir Ivan: I Am Peaceman Poster

Sir Ivan: I Am Peaceman Documentary2013

Sing Your Song Poster

Sing Your Song Documentary2011

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Poster

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Documentary2007

Grand Castles of America Documentary2005

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal Poster

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal Documentary2004

American Roots Music Poster

American Roots Music TV Series2001

Elmo's World: The Wild Wild West Poster

Elmo's World: The Wild Wild West Video2001

Keeping the Music Alive TV Movie1999

An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends TV Special1997

Amram Jam Poster

Amram Jam Feature Film1996

Songs for Ralph Poster

Songs for Ralph Feature Film1995

Child of Mine: Songs to Our Children Poster

Child of Mine: Songs to Our Children TV Special1992

We Shall Overcome Documentary1989

A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly Poster

A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly Documentary1988

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Poster

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Documentary1984

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Camera and Electrical Department

4

Type

Year

Free to Rock Poster

Free to Rock Documentary2017

Grand Castles of America Documentary2005

Appalachian Journey Poster

Appalachian Journey Documentary1991

American Patchwork Poster

American Patchwork TV Series1990

Cinematographer

5

Holly Near: Singing For Our Lives Poster

Holly Near: Singing For Our Lives Documentary2018

Sir Ivan: I Am Peaceman Poster

Sir Ivan: I Am Peaceman Documentary2013

We Shall Overcome Documentary1989

A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly Poster

A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly Documentary1988

A Musical Passage Poster

A Musical Passage Documentary1984

Other Crew

2

Type

Year

Colored Frames Poster

Colored Frames Documentary2007

American Roots Music Poster

American Roots Music TV Series2001

Thanks

2

Type

Year

No Child Left Behind Poster

No Child Left Behind Documentary2005

The Bed-Stuy Vollies Poster

The Bed-Stuy Vollies Short Film1997

Music Department

1

High on the Wind Rivers Feature Film1972

Writer

1

Free to Rock Poster

Free to Rock Documentary2017

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