Jim Hemphill, 1971
Writers · December 6, 1971
Jim Hemphill
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Jim Hemphill is 54 years old, born December 6, 1971 in United States · Sagittarius.
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About
Jim Hemphill is an American filmmaker and film historian who pivoted from writing about cinema to directing indie horror and drama. Born in 1971, he directed Bad Reputation (2007), which won multiple festival awards including Shriekfest, and The Trouble with the Truth (2012), starring Lea Thompson and John Shea. He works as a visual historian for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and published The Art and Craft of TV Directing in 2019. A Sagittarius.
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Biography
Jim Hemphill is an American filmmaker, film historian and writer born December 6, 1971. He started his career writing film criticism for publications including the Chicago Reader, Film Quarterly and American Cinematographer magazine. In 2007, he directed the independent horror film Bad Reputation, which won awards at Shriekfest, the Chicago Horror Film Festival and the Weekend of Fear in Erlangen, Germany. Five years later, he directed The Trouble with the Truth, an award-winning independent drama starring Lea Thompson and John Shea. Hemphill has worked for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a visual historian, contributing audio commentaries to over a dozen Blu-rays. He is a programming consultant at the American Cinematheque and has written for IndieWire. In 2019, he published his first book, The Art and Craft of TV Directing: Conversations with Episodic Television Directors, through Focal Press. As a Sagittarius born in 1971, Hemphill embodies the life-path number 9, a numerological marker associated with completion and wisdom-sharing—fitting for someone who documents and teaches film craft across multiple mediums.
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Trivia
- Hemphill's directorial debut Bad Reputation won recognition across three international film festivals in 2007.
- He contributed audio commentaries to over a dozen Blu-ray releases for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- His 2019 book The Art and Craft of TV Directing compiles conversations with episodic television directors published by Focal Press.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Humanitarian
Idealistic and global. Jim Hemphill often use their platform for causes and tend to build broad, internationally diverse audiences.
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- How old is Jim Hemphill?
- Jim Hemphill is 54 years old (born December 6, 1971).
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- Jim Hemphill was born on December 6, 1971.
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- Jim Hemphill is a Sagittarius, born December 6, 1971.
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- Jim Hemphill was born in 1971, the year of the Metal Pig.
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- Jim Hemphill is from United States.
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- Jim Hemphill is a writer.
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