Biography
James Spinney is a British director, writer, composer and producer. He co-directed, co-wrote and produced the documentary Notes on Blindness (2016) with Peter Middleton. The film draws on the audio diaries of theologian John M. Hull and uses lip-synching actors to recreate his experiences of blindness.
Spinney and Middleton first explored the material in a series of short films, including Notes on Blindness: Rainfall (2013) and a 2014 short that won an Emmy Award. Their feature premiered at Sundance and received BAFTA nominations for Best British Film, Best Documentary and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Spinney later co-directed and co-wrote the documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021).
