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A big month for ANTIDOTE and director @jamesjones.bsky.social πͺ!
A @bifa-film.bsky.social nomination for Best Feature Doc, a @cinemaeyehonors.bsky.social nomination for Production, and James named as a @rorypecktrust.bsky.social finalist. All testament to the strength of this film!
THE HELSINKI EFFECT, the new docdrama by Arthur Franck, is coming to Chicago Film Festival on 18th and 20th Oct π
'...uncovering truths, both humorous and heady, about the surprising results that can come from world leaders talking to each other.'
www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/thehels...
on @dublinsouthfm.bsky.social from 7 to 8 pm
Music from @unohelmersson.bsky.social , @manuelroland.bsky.social ,#RodrigoAmarante ,
#MichealNyman, Manuel Roland , #ValentinHadjadj #jeanneadded @lucindawilliams , @crowonafence
Tune in dublinsouthfm.ie/listen-live/
A year ago, THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN made its Netflix debut. What an incredible time it has been to see the outpouring of love for this documentary, and for Mats Steen, whose life the doc celebrates.
Forever proud to have written the score.
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Almost two years since A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY / EN HELT VANLIG FAMLIJ made it out into the world on Netflix. An incredible experience to see this 6-part Swedish drama fly into the Netflix worldwide Top 10 πͺ
Watch it now if you haven't seen it already! It's a banger.
Informer sur les exactions russes a un prix. Pendant deux ans, James Jones a suivi au plus prΓ¨s des opposants politiques. Il en tire βLes Empoisonneurs de Poutineβ, un documentaire effarant sur la brutalitΓ© de ce rΓ©gime.
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US friends, you can watch ANTIDOTE in full on PBS' YouTube right now.
π For reference...
@theguardian.com called it 'a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin...essential viewing for anyone with half an eye on the current geopolitical landscape'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgDy...
Good to see ANTIDOTE make it into @variety.com's top 15 media docs π
"Anyone who knows the story of Alexei Navalny understands the risks of speaking out against Putin. In Antidote, director James Jones follows three Russian dissidents still willing to do just that:"
variety.com/2025/film/fo...
My score for ANTIDOTE, the doc by @jamesjones.bsky.social that explores the cost of speaking truth to power in Putinβs Russia, is out everywhere now.
Itβs always a total pleasure to work with James, and Iβm very proud of this piece of work! πͺ
Listen now: bit.ly/3GUURbb
UK friends, have a listen to THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN director Benjamin Ree talk to @cerysmatthews.bsky.social on her @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social show about the doc's subject Mats Steen, what it took to tell his story, & our collaborative musical relationship!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Antidote opens tonight at Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto. hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
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Really great to see @jamesjones.bsky.social's ANTIDOTE name-checked in @deadline.com's Doc Talk Podcast as an early Oscar contender π
deadline.com/2025/07/osca...
Get to know a little more about filming of THE END OF QUIET with directors Kasper Bisgaard and Mikael Lypinski. Such an interesting process, made all the more so by the imposition of the pandemic mid-way through! π
10.07.2025 18:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0THE END OF QUIET just had its premiere at #TribecaFilmFestival.
Itβs an extraordinary new documentary written and directed by by Kasper Bisgaard & Mikael Lypinski, and Iβm happy to say I had the pleasure of scoring it.
Looking forward to when this one makes its way out into the wide world!
Deeply moving to see THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN become a #PeabodyWinner. Being part of this doc has been - and continues to be! - a true highlight of my working life. Long may it be watched, and Matsβ memory honoured β¨π±π«
@peabodyawards.bsky.social
Arthur Franck's THE HELSINKI EFFECT hits Beldocs on 22nd/25th May!
With a score by me & Patrik AndrΓ©n, we revisit the 1975 Helsinki summit through archival footage & declassified transcripts, revealing a whole lot of human drama behind Cold War diplomacy.
www.beldocs.rs/en/product/t...
In the wake of World Press Freedom Day, a little insight into a few of the central questions of @jamesjones.bsky.social's ANTIDOTE - the doc that @ebertvoices.bsky.social called "A story that demands to be heard."
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Really good to see ANTIDOTE shouted out here!
If you missed it at Hot Docs and are in the UK, watch (as Kill List: Hunted By Putin's Spies) on @channel4.bsky.social. Coming to the US via PBS Frontline on May 6th π
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Get to know a little more about Christo Grosev, the journalist at the heart of @jamesjones.bsky.social' ANTIDOTE β¬οΈ
deadline.com/2025/04/anti...
A Peabody Award nomination for THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN π€― What a journey this documentary is on. Forever grateful to have played my part in Mats' story living on in this way.
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Finally it arrived. Thank you Cinema Eye Honours for your recognition of my THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN soundtrack. I am humble and grateful. Blessed. π
And a Kramer-hair day on top of it all. π§ββοΈ
Beautiful discussion between Benjamin Ree and European Film Club on THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN here.
V much recommend watching to understand even just a fraction of the impact Mats had on so many (and then of course watch the full doc on @netflix.com!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftW4...
Delighted to be up for Best Original Score for THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN at Gullruten 2025 - alongside our director Benjamin Ree & editor Robert StengΓ₯rd in their categories!
If you haven't seen the film yet, head on over to Netflix to catch it! Proud to have been a part of this stellar team πͺ
London-based friends, head to The Frontline Club on 22nd to see ANTIDOTE plus a Q&A with director @jamesjones.bsky.social and Christo Grozev, the investigative journalist & author who became a target of the Russian state after leading the investigation into Navalny's poisoning.
bit.ly/3RE5O2m
ββββ for ANTIDOTE in The Observer this week.
"a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin"
βΆοΈ UK friends - watch the doc on Channel 4 as Kill List: Hunted by Putinβs Spies on Tuesday 27 March at 10pm
@wendyide.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
Get to know a little more about THE HELSINKI EFFECT here π
Happy to have scored this all-archival doc from director Arthur Franck and producer Sandra Enkvist that delves into the power narratives & myths of the Cold War era.
Fascinating for our current moment.
dae-europe.org/dae-talks-wi...
One to watch at CPH:DOX: THE HELSINKI EFFECT - Arthur Franck's archival footage analysis of the events leading up to the end of the Cold War, in competition for the DOX:AWARD.
An honour to have scored the film alongside my friend & collaborator Patrik AndrΓ©n ππ«
ποΈ cphdox.dk/film/the-hel...
ANTIDOTE is coming to CPH:DOX - and it's perhaps a more important watch than ever.
Nominated for the F:ACT Award, the team will also be taking part in Day One of the CPH:Conference to discuss 'The Cost of Exposing Truth to Power'.
π« bit.ly/41c7ogi
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of working with @jamesjones.bsky.social on CHERNOBYL: THE LOST TAPES, an exploration of the 1986 nuclear power plant disaster (streaming on NOW!).
A joy to work together again more recently on the score for ANTIDOTE - coming to a screen near you soon π
A little snippet from my THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF OST from back in 2020, the last project I worked on with the brilliant Benjamin Ree before we embarked on THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN π€
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