James Longley

Directing

James Longley

Born

1972-01-04 (54)

Place of birth

Eugene, Oregon, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

7 titles

James Longley (born 4 January 1972, Eugene, Oregon) is an American documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and producer. He is best known for Iraq in Fragments (2006), Gaza Strip (2002), and Angels Are Made of Light (2018). His work often focuses on war, conflict, and the lives of people affected by it.

Known for

Behind the camera

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Mohabat

2026

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Mohabat

2026

Angels Are Made of Light poster
10.0

American documentarian James Longley delivers a sweeping, profoundly compassionate group portrait of Afghan students and teachers still weathering national turbulence.

Angels Are Made of Light

2018

Angels Are Made of Light poster
10.0

American documentarian James Longley delivers a sweeping, profoundly compassionate group portrait of Afghan students and teachers still weathering national turbulence.

Angels Are Made of Light

2018

Gaza Strip poster
6.5

A "slice-of-life" documentary set in Gaza City, following the inner and outer lives of a 13-year-old boy, a self-styled revolutionary, as he struggles to find meaning in his life while his friends are killed around him, one by one.

Gaza Strip

2002

Iraq in Fragments poster
6.6

An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied. American director James Longley spent more than two years filming in Iraq to create this stunningly photographed, poetically rendered documentary of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.

Iraq in Fragments

2006

Sari's Mother poster
4.3

An Iraqi mother seeks health care for her 10-year-old son, who is dying of AIDS, against a background of war and occupation.

Sari's Mother

2006