James Ferman
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.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Himself
Documentary about the Emmanuelle movies, looking at their making as well as their social and cultural impact.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Self - Interviewee
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the cast.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
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.
Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Self
A look at the last days of James Ferman's rule as Chief Censor of the British Board of Film Classification.