James Erskine

James is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work as a writer/director/producer includes, in addition to his New Black Films projects, ‘Vanishing of the Bees’; ‘Oil Storm’, an award-winning TV movie for FX; and ‘EMR’, a theatrically released independent feature, and winner at several film festivals including Raindance. He has also directed several episodes of popular BBC dramas ‘Robin Hood’, ‘Torchwood’, ‘Holby City’ and ‘EastEnders’, among others. James recently directed ‘The Ice King’, a documentary telling the story of John Curry, the Olympic gold medalist ice skater who challenged norms in both art and sexuality. The film was released to critical acclaim in the UK earlier this year and has gone on to be sold around the world. Alongside developing New Black Films’ current projects, James has just directed ‘Billie’, a portrait of the greatest jazz singer of all time, Billie Holiday.