DIRECTED BY JAMES BLAGDEN
Midnight in Paris
"Human, delightful, and a corrective look at how misery is not what defines our communities." — CO, Indie Wire
In the final days of their high school careers, the graduating class of Flint Northern High School 2012 prepare for the senior prom, an event recognized by the community as a major raison de célébrer.
Co-directed by Roni Moore & James Blagden. US debut at 2019 True/False Film Festival, Columbia MO. Winner Best Documentary Feature, Indie Memphis 2019. Director of Photography, Nicholas Strini. Produced by Benjamin Gilovitz, Consulting Producer Laura Coxson. Edited by James Blagden.
USA, 2019. 75 Minutes. Color, 1.33:1 English
The Best Last Best Plane Ride Ever
"A resplendent nine-minute tribute to, perhaps, the most epic celebration in sports' history" — Ben Berkon, Forbes
From champagne in the jacuzzi to the destruction of a perfectly good Ozark Airlines DC-10, The 1986 Mets recount the night of October 15, 1986, when they came back from a three-run deficit in the ninth and beat the Houston Astros in 16 innings to win the NL pennant.
Directed & Animated by James Blagden for Victory Journal. US debut at 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, New York NY. Narrated by Lenny Dykstra, Dwight Gooden, Kevin Mitchell, and Darryl Strawberry. Produced by Christopher Isenberg (Victory Journal)
USA, 2016. 9 Minutes. Black & White, Color, English
Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No
"The best thing on the whole internet" — Will Welch, GQ
Undoubtedly the greatest athletic achievement by a man on a psychedelic journey, folk-hero & MLB legend Dock Ellis tells the story of his fabled no-hitter, pitched while high "as a Georgia Pine" on acid.
Directed & Animated by James Blagden. US Debut at 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Park City UT. Based on a radio production, researched, developed, and created by Donnell Alexander and Neille Ilel, with narration by Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. Winner of Audience Award for Best Short Film, 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival. Produced by Christopher Isenberg.
USA, 2009. 4.5 Minutes. Black & White, Color, English
Watch here! RIP DOCK