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Philip J Day is a British film producer, screenwriter, and showrunner. His films have been awarded a Peabody, two Emmys, seven Emmy nominations, and twenty-one Telly Awards. His credits include Sky TV,
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and
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. As a TV showrunner, Day has collaborated with major production companies on series, such as
Stan Lee's Lucky Man ''Stan Lee's Lucky Man'' is a British crime drama television series, produced by Carnival Films and POW! Entertainment for Sky 1, which follows the story of Murder Squad detective Harry Clayton (James Nesbitt), who is granted the power to cont ...
, Kindred Spirits,
Blood Relatives ''Blood Relatives'' (original French title: ''Les Liens de sang'') is a 1978 Canadian-French mystery film directed by Claude Chabrol from a screenplay that he and Sydney Banks adapted from the 1975 novel of the same name by Ed McBain. Set in ...
and ''Love Kills'' for
Investigation Discovery Investigation Discovery (stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008) is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. As of February 2015, approximately 86 million Ameri ...
, Alaska: The Last Frontier for
Discovery Discovery may refer to: * Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown * Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown * Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence Discovery, The Discovery ...
, and
National Geographic Explorer ''National Geographic Explorer'' (or simply ''Explorer'') is an American documentary television series that originally premiered on Nickelodeon on April 7, 1985, after having been produced as a less costly and intensive alternative to PBS's '' ...
. Day formed his production company ''
Edge West Productions Edge West is an American film and television development and production company founded by Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning producer/director/writer, Philip J Day. Formed in 2008, Edge West develops and produces movies and television for th ...
'' in 2008, to develop and produce movies and TV shows for multiple broadcasters in different genres. Since its inception, the company has produced and collaborated on over two hundred hours of television, such as
Curiosity (TV Series) ''Curiosity'' is an American documentary television series that premiered on August 7, 2011, on the Discovery Channel. Each episode focuses on one question in science, technology, and society (e.g., why the sank) and, for the first season, featu ...
''Volcano Time Bomb'', ''Inside Rio Carnival'', ''The Real Roswell'', ''Tunnel to a Lost World'', ''Lost Cities of the Amazon'', The Skyjacker That Got Away, ''Great Escape: The Final Secrets'', and ''Nasca Lines The Buried Secrets''.


Family

Philip Day is the youngest of three children and the son of Hazel Day, a notable actress and opera singer, and Brian Day, a chartered accountant. Hazel is known for performances with the York light Opera Company. Her most performances were in Kiss Me Kate,“York Light Production 1964.”
/ref> Song of Norway,“York Light Production 1965.”
/ref> and finally Kismet.“York Light Production 1966.”
/ref>


Education

The family moved to Zambia in Africa when Philip was eleven-years-old. While living in Zambia, Day attended the
Peterhouse Boys' School , location = , province = Mashonaland East , country = Zimbabwe , coordinates = , type = Independent, boarding, high school , denomination = Anglican , patron = Saint Peter , founded = 1955 , founder = Fred Snell , sister_school = Pet ...
in
Marondera Marondera (known as Marandellas until 1982) is a city in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare. History It was first known as Marandella's Kraal, corrupted from Marondera, chief of the ruling Rozvi Empire, VaRozv ...
, in the neighboring country of
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
. He moved back to England to finish high school at
Ackworth School Ackworth School is an independent day and boarding school located in the village of High Ackworth, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of seven Quaker schools in England. The school (or more accurately its Head) is a member ...
in West Yorkshire. Day attended film school at
Harrow College Harrow College is a further education college in the London Borough of Harrow, England, with two campuses in Harrow and Harrow Weald.http://www.educationuk.org/pls/hot_bc/bc_profile.page_pls_profile_details?x=133784075207&y=0&a=0&z=869&p_prof_i ...
. He obtained a BA(hons) in Photography, Film, and Television.


Career

Philip J Day has produced over two hundred hours of television and several feature films. He is an executive producer, producer, director and writer on over three hundred network shows. In 2020 Day directed the six-part, crime series ''Dying to Be Famous'', about the death of a black model, Ryan Singleton, which aired on
Bounce TV Bounce TV is an American digital multicast television network owned by Katz Broadcasting, a subsidiary of E. W. Scripps Company. Promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created to target African Americans", the channel fe ...
. Kindred Spirits, in its fifth season. Airs January 2021.scientific-based In 2019, ''The Russian Bride'', starring
Corbin Bernsen Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series '' L.A. Law'',
and
Kristina Pimenova Kristina Ruslanovna Pimenova (russian: Кристина Руслановна Пименова; born 27 December 2005) is a Russian model living in the United States. Life and career Pimenova's parents are former footballer Ruslan Pimenov an ...
, which Day produced, was chosen to close the
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International Film Festival, in Portugal on March 2nd, 2019, "Fantasporto Closes with Russian Bride"
/ref> and was released worldwide 2019 by VMI Distribution. His previous movies
The Amityville Terror ''The Amityville Terror'' is a 2016 American horror film directed by Michael Angelo, and written by Amanda Barton. It was released direct-to-video, and is the sixteenth film to be inspired by Jay Anson's 1977 novel ''The Amityville Horror.'' Nicol ...
(2016) and ''Euroclub'' (2018) performed well on Showtime and Netflix. He has been working as a freelance Executive Producer and Showrunner on TV series, such as
Stan Lee's Lucky Man ''Stan Lee's Lucky Man'' is a British crime drama television series, produced by Carnival Films and POW! Entertainment for Sky 1, which follows the story of Murder Squad detective Harry Clayton (James Nesbitt), who is granted the power to cont ...
for
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, "Navy Seals: America's Secret Warriors" for
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, "Polar Bear Town" for the
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, Blood Relatives and Love Kills for
Investigation Discovery Investigation Discovery (stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008) is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. As of February 2015, approximately 86 million Ameri ...
, Alaska: The Last Frontier for
Discovery Discovery may refer to: * Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown * Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown * Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence Discovery, The Discovery ...
and
Sex Sent Me to the ER ''Sex Sent Me to the ER'' is an American reality television series aired on TLC that premiered on December 28, 2013. The show features actors who reenact various real-life accidents that occurred during sex. A preview reported on by ''The New York ...
for
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. For three years, between 2016 and 2018, Day worked with notable comic book author
Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...
on
Stan Lee's Lucky Man ''Stan Lee's Lucky Man'' is a British crime drama television series, produced by Carnival Films and POW! Entertainment for Sky 1, which follows the story of Murder Squad detective Harry Clayton (James Nesbitt), who is granted the power to cont ...
. Day also worked with director Robert Rodriguez for the highly regarded BBC shown''Ten Minute Film School''.“BBC Moving Pictures gives movie maverick, Robert Rodriguez, the opportunity to teach a class of film students everything there is to know about filmmaking in just ten minutes.”
/ref> Day wrote and directed nearly twenty TV shows for National Geographic including a film about
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,“Sky Jacker vanishes without a trace.”
a man who has eluded the FBI for over thirty years.
/ref> Many of his films explore ancient civilizations. ''Lost Cities of the Amazon'' for National Geographic investigates the tragic loss of life to indigenous
Amerindians The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European settlers in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples. Many Indigenous peoples of the Ame ...
along the
Amazon River The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile. The headwaters of t ...
from disease like
influenza Influenza, commonly known as "the flu", is an infectious disease caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms range from mild to severe and often include fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pain, headache, coughing, and fatigue. These symptoms ...
brought unwittingly by Spanish
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after 1492 (some experts believe up to ninety percent of the population perished in the first century of white explorers). Day also works on more scientific based series. His documentary on ancient medicine explores the origins of plastic surgery to 3,000 years before Hollywood face-lifts. His two-hour film about the
Luxor massacre The Luxor massacre was the killing of 62 people, mostly tourists, on 17 November 1997, at Deir el-Bahari, an archaeological site and major tourist attraction across the Nile from Luxor, Egypt. Attack Deir el-Bahari is one of Egypt's top touri ...
“Insight: The Death of Innocents: The Luxor Massacre.”
/ref>BBC News: Friday, 6 December, 2002."Massacre in Luxor."
/ref> ''Massacre in Luxor''
/ref> was considered a marquee documentary for both PBS and BBC. Day established a strong relationship with American broadcasters, such as
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the
History Channel History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney ...
and the
Discovery Channel Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...
. Day's most notable films during this period include '' Hello Mr. President'', which won him a prestigious Peabody Award and an Emmy Nomination. The eminent journalist
Sir Charles Wheeler Sir Selwyn Charles Cornelius-Wheeler (26 March 1923 – 4 July 2008) was a British journalist and broadcaster. Having joined the BBC in 1947, he became the corporation's longest-serving foreign correspondent, remaining in the role until his deat ...
wrote and narrated the documentary on
Lyndon B Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...
. The documentary spawned a multi-part TV series called 'The Whitehouse Tapes'
History Channel History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney ...
. The prestigious series went on to win an
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, five
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nominations, a Royal Television Society award, and multiple other awards and nominations. In 2000, Day created an award-winning series for TLC called ''Why Doctors Make Mistakes''. A year later Day produced the highly rated TV show ''High Stakes: Bet Your Life on Vegas'' which partnered the director with
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winning actor
Ray Liotta Raymond Allen Liotta (; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Shoeless Joe Jackson in ''Field of Dreams'' (1989) and Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's ''Goodfellas'' (1990). He was a Primeti ...
.“High Stakes: Bet Your Life on Vegas”
/ref> A year later Day used his Hollywood contacts to launch a major BBC/Discovery three-part series, ''The Hollywood Machine'', (aka ''Hollywood, Inc''.) The series examined the key reasons behind blockbuster success and dismal failure.
Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington ha ...
,
Hugh Jackman Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor. Beginning in theatre and television, he landed his breakthrough role as James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine in the 20th Century Fox ''X-Men'' film series (2000–2017), a role ...
, and
Jude Law David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He received a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2007, he received an Honorary Césa ...
are just a few of the luminaries who appear in the series.
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of London, described the series as "highly entertaining",
The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the w ...
wrote it was "a must for all aspirants of film". In 2001 Day directed the International Emmy Award Nominee ''
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: Go For Launch''. In 2006 Day moved to California, where he set up his production company
Edge West Productions Edge West is an American film and television development and production company founded by Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning producer/director/writer, Philip J Day. Formed in 2008, Edge West develops and produces movies and television for th ...
. Between 2008 and 2018 Edge West won thirteen Telly Awards for productions like The Skyjacker That Got Away for
National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television television network, network and flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel owned by the National Geograp ...
. In 2010 Philip J. Day was nominated for an
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at the 2010 News and Documentary Emmy Awards for the film '' The Skyjacker That Got Away''.Director And Cameraman Philip J Day is nominated for an Emmy for "The Skyjacker That Got Away"
In both 2014 & 2015 his series Alaska: The Last Frontier was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award.


Held At Gunpoint

In 2009 Day and his team had been filming in the desert of southern Peru on a film about the
Nazca Lines The Nazca Lines are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BCE and 500 CE by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and le ...
for
National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television television network, network and flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel owned by the National Geograp ...
. At around 3.45 am five armed men, wearing face masks, scaled a twenty-foot wall to break into the hotel where Day and his team were asleep. The assailants first took the receptionist and hotel manager hostage at gunpoint. The receptionist was bound and gagged while the manager was forced to provide a master key for all the bedrooms. The attackers had specifically come to steal expensive film equipment. They beat up several people and stole some equipment, but the actions of hotel staff saved the crew from a more severe and potentially life-threatening robbery.“Robbers Hold Up NatGeo Team At Nasca Hotel.”
/ref>


Collaborations

Philip Day has contracted many major celebrities for voiceover talent, including
Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...
on
Stan Lee's Lucky Man ''Stan Lee's Lucky Man'' is a British crime drama television series, produced by Carnival Films and POW! Entertainment for Sky 1, which follows the story of Murder Squad detective Harry Clayton (James Nesbitt), who is granted the power to cont ...
,
Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...
''Passion, Pride & Penalties'',
Henry Rollins Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1980, Rolli ...
on ''Inside the Warrior Gene'',
Craig Ferguson Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-born American comedian, actor, writer, and television host. He is best known for hosting the CBS late-night talk show ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' (2005–2014), for which he won a ...
in ''My Friend Hellman'' & ''Friday at the Dome'',
Lisa Ling Lisa J. Ling (born August 30, 1973) is an American journalist, television personality, and author. She is currently the host of ''This Is Life with Lisa Ling '' on CNN. Previously, she was a reporter on Channel One News, a co-host on the ABC dayt ...
on National Geographic's ''Explorer'',
Alan Rickman Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespe ...
''Tango With Ninagawa'',
Ray Liotta Raymond Allen Liotta (; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Shoeless Joe Jackson in ''Field of Dreams'' (1989) and Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's ''Goodfellas'' (1990). He was a Primeti ...
''High Stakes: Bet Your Life on Vegas'', Brian Cox ''The Late Show'',
Peter Coyote Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, author and narrator of films, theatre, television, and audiobooks. He worked on films such as '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), '' Cr ...
''National Geographic Explorer'',
Akiva Goldsman Akiva J. Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making motion pictures and adaptations of popular novels. Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes ''The Client''; ''Batman Forever'' and its sequel '' Ba ...
,
Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades thr ...
, Kathleen Kennedy ''Hollywood Inc.'',
Morwenna Banks Tamsin Morwenna Banks (born 20 September 1961) is a British comedy actress, writer and producer. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy sketch show '' Absolutely'', and wrote, produced, and appeared in the British ensemble film ''The Announcemen ...
''Signals'', and
Jon Ronson Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker whose works include '' Them: Adventures with Extremists'' (2001), ''The Men Who Stare at Goats'' (2004), and ''The Psychopath Test'' (2011). He has been desc ...
''The Ronson Mission''.


Credits


"Kindred Spirits"
(2021) Travel Channel
"Dying to be Famous: The Ryan Singleton Mystery"
(2020) Bounce TV
"Lost in the Wild"
(2020) Travel Channel
"The Russian Bride"
(2019) Independent Movie
"Amanda to the Rescue"
(2019) Animal Planet
"Stan Lee's Lucky Man"
2018) Sky 1
"San Diego: City of Adventure"
(2018) National Geographic
"Off The Map"
(2018) Travel Channel
"Inside North Korea: Then & Now"
(2018) National Geographic
"Navy Seals: America's Secret Warrriors"
(2017) History
"Love Kills"
(2017) Investigation Discovery
"The Amityville Terror"
(2016) Independent Movie
"Stan Lee's Lucky Man"
(2016) Sky 1
"Euroclub"
(2016) Independent Movie
"Outrageous Acts of Psych"
(2015) Science Channel
"Blood Relatives"
(2015) Investigation Discovery
"Polar Bear Town"
(2015) Smithsonian Channel
"Alaska: The Last Frontier"
(2013) Discovery Channel
"Party Like the Rich and Famous"
(2012) National Geographic
"Party Like the Queen of France"
(2012) National Geographic
"Party Like a Roman Emperor"
(2012) National Geographic
"Volcano Time Bomb"
(2012) Discovery Channel
"Vanished From Alcatraz"
(2011) National Geographic
"Crime Lords of Tokyo"
(2011) National Geographic
"Nasca Lines The Buried Secrets"
(2010) National Geographic
"Explorer 25 Years"
(2010) National Geographic
"Born To Rage?"
(2010) National Geographic
"Great Escape The Final Secrets"
(2009) National Geographic
"The Skyjacker That Got Away"
(2009) National Geographic
"Lost Cities of the Amazon"
(2008) National Geographic
"Tunnel to a Lost World"
(2008) National Geographic
"Inside Rio Carnaval"
(2007) PBS
"The Real Roswell"
(2007) National Geographic
"Ancient Plastic Surgery"
(2005) Channel 4 (UK)/ Discovery
"Megastructures"
(2005) National Geographic
"Mind of a Millionaire"
(2003) BBC
"Massacre in Luxor"
(2002) BBC TV/ NHK
"Hollywood Inc"
(2002) TLC
"City of the God Kings"
(2002) Channel 4 (UK) / Discovery
"High Stakes: Bet Your Life on Vegas"
(2001) TLC
"Challenger: Go For Launch"
(2000) BBC TV/Discovery
"Why Doctors Make Mistakes"
(2000) Channel 4 (UK)/TLC
"The Johnson Tapes"
(1999) Channel 4 (UK)/ History Channel
"Riddle of the Skies"
(1999) Channel 4 (UK)/ Discovery
"Passion, Pride & Penalties"
(1998) BBC TV
"Cancer Wars"
(1998) Channel 4/Discovery
"Casualty 250"
(1998) BBC TV
"Hello Mr. President"
(1997) Channel 4/ History Channel


Awards

* Telly Awards – New York, 2018 "San Diego: City of the Future" * Primetime Emmy Nominee – New York 2015 "Alaska: The Last Frontier" * Primetime Emmy Nominee – New York 2014 "Alaska: The Last Frontier" * Telly Awards – New York, 2013 "Party Like The Queen of France" * Telly Awards – New York, 2013 "Party Like A Roman Emperor" * Telly Awards – New York, 2013 "Party Like The Rich & Famous" * Telly Awards – New York, 2012 "Crime Lords of Tokyo" * Telly Awards – New York, 2011 "Born to Rage" * Telly Awards – New York, 2011 "Vanished From Alcatraz" * News and Documentary Emmy Nominee – New York 2010 "The Skyjacker That Got Away" * Telly Awards – New York, 2010 "The Skyjacker That Got Away" * Telly Awards – New York, 2010 "Great Escape: The Final Secrets" * Telly Awards – New York, 2010 "Lost Cities of the Amazon" * Telly Awards – New York, 2010 "Tunnel To A Lost World" * News and Documentary International Emmy Award– New York 2004 "The Johnson Tapes" * Telly Awards – New York, 2002 "Challenger: Go For Launch" * News and Documentary Emmy Nominee – New York 2002 "Challenger: Go For Launch" * British Medical Association Certificate of Educational Merit, London 2000 – "Why Doctors Make Mistakes" * News and Documentary Emmy Nominee – New York 2000 "The Johnson Tapes" * Telly Awards – New York, 2000 "The Johnson Tapes" * Best Historical Documentary – Grierson Award Finalist, 1998 "Hello Mr. President" * Peabody Award Winner – New York 1998 "Hello Mr. President" * Best Music and Arts Series – UK Indie Awards, London 1997 "Moving Pictures"


References


External links

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Edge West Productions
{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Philip J Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of Peterhouse Boys' School People educated at Ackworth School British documentary film directors British documentary film producers People from Harrogate People from Santa Monica, California