Simon Chinn is a British film producer, founder of Red Box Films and co-founder of Lightbox. He produced a number of feature documentaries, including ''

Man on Wire ''Man on Wire'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. It is based on Petit's 2002 book, ''To Reach the Clouds'', ...

'' and ''

Searching for Sugar Man ''Searching for Sugar Man'' is a 2012 documentary film about a South African cultural phenomenon, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig B ...

'', both winners of the

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Special Awards to ''Kukan'' and ''Target for Tonight''. They have since been bestow ...

. He went to school with

Louis Theroux Louis Sebastian Theroux (; born 20 May 1970) is a British-American documentarian, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received two British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. After graduating fr ...

and he produced the documentary ''

My Scientology Movie ''My Scientology Movie'' is a 2015 British documentary film about Scientology directed by John Dower, and written by and starring Louis Theroux. The film takes an unconventional approach to the subject matter, featuring young actors "auditioni ...

'' written by Theroux. Chinn's brother, Jonathan, is a television producer.

Filmography

* ''Curse of the Chippendales'' (2021) – Executive Producer * '' Tina'' (2021) – Producer * ''

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary ''The Amazing Johnathan Documentary'' is a 2019 documentary film, directed by Ben Berman. Cast * The Amazing Johnathan as himself * Eric André as himself * Benjamin Berman as himself * Simon Chinn as himself * Judy Gold as herself * Penn Jill ...

'' (2019) – Executive Producer * ''

LA 92 LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

'' (2017) – Producer * '' Captive'' (2016) (TV series) – Executive Producer * ''

'' (2015) – Producer * '' The Green Prince'' (2014) – Producer * ''The Legend of Shorty'' (2014) – Producer * ''Garnet's Gold'' (2014) – Producer * ''Signal To Noise'' (2014) (TV series) – Executive Producer, 1 Episode * ''Everything or Nothing'' (2012) – Producer * '' The Imposter'' (2012) – Executive Producer * ''

'' (2012) – Producer * ''

Project Nim Neam "Nim" Chimpsky (November 19, 1973 – March 10, 2000) was a chimpanzee and the subject of an extended study of animal language acquisition at Columbia University. The project was led by Herbert S. Terrace with the linguistic analysis heade ...

'' (2011) – Producer * ''

'' (2008) – Producer * ''To Be First'' (2007) – Producer * ''

The Government Inspector ''The Government Inspector'', also known as ''The Inspector General'' ( rus, links=no, Ревизор, Revizor, literally: "Inspector"), is a satirical play by Russian dramatist and novelist, Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the pla ...

'' (2005) – Co-Producer * ''America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr.'' (2002) (TV series) – Series Producer * '' Frontline'' (2004) (TV Series) – Cinematographer, Episode
The Invasion of Iraq
' * '' Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon'' (2002) – Writer, Producer * ''War In Europe'' (2000) – Associate Producer * ''On Air'' (1998) (TV series) – Executive Producer * ''The Feel Good Factor'' (1997) (TV series) – Associate Producer

References

External links

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Red Box Films

Lightbox
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