jamie j johnson
Director
Great Britain, London
About Me:
Website:
www.jamiejjohnson.com
My Work and Credits:
Sounds Like Teen Spirit (2008)
About:
Affectionately comic feature telling the epic behind the scenes story of the biggest child song contest in the world; The Junior Eurovision.Toronto Film festival official selection. UK Theatrical release May 09.
Photos:
Fun stuff:
Films I wish I had made:
Isle of Flowers,
Spinal Tap,
Best In Show,
Little Miss Sunshine,
Stand By Me,
Wall E (first half of),
Me and You and Everyone We Know,
Any Simpsons episode.
I cried watching:
Maid In Manhatten... (I was heavily sedated and in Hospital at the time), Blind Young Things, We Are Together, Young At Heart, Wall E, Waltz With Bashir.
I left the cinema during:
Iron Man
Directors I love:
kim longinotto, rob reiner, Amy Heckerling, lee kern,
Actors I admire:
J Lo
Writers I Respect:
Kurt Vonnegut
My desert island discs:
my mini personal radio... is that allowed?
Books I have given my friends:
Peanuts Golden Anniversary.
No One Belongs Here More Than You.
Breakfast Of Champions.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol : (From A to B and Back Again).
My death row meal:
something homecooked by one of my best friends... or a KFC 'mom's night off' family bucket
The best thing I own:
stupidly naive optimism