J.G. Ballard

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

0.4796

Gender

Male

Birthday

15-Nov-1930

Age

(96 years old)

Place of Birth

Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]

Also Known As
  • Shanghai Jim
  • James Graham Ballard

J.G. Ballard

Biography

James Graham Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Born in an international settlement in Shanghai to British parents before his family emigrated to the UK, Ballard began writing in the 1950s, becoming associated with the New Wave of science fiction with post-apocalyptic novels such as The Wind from Nowhere and The Drowned World.


Credits

The Unmade Films of J.G. Ballard The Unmade Films of J.G. Ballard (1990) Character: Self
A film essay on Ballard's fiction, and its unrealised cinematic potential, with particular reference to David Cronenberg's (yet to be filmed) Crash, featuring an interview with the director, prior to making of his film.
J.G. Ballard: The Future Is Now J.G. Ballard: The Future Is Now (1998) Character: N/A
The Future Is Now was produced for Swedish television and has Ballard as the only protagonist and his house as the main decoration.
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (1987) Character: Self
Documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's film Empire of the Sun
Hyperstition Hyperstition (2015) Character: Self
A film on time and narrative by Christopher Roth with Armen Avanessian. Hyperstitional thinking hijacks the present-forming daring interventions into conditions of cybernetic governance that foreclose contingency.
The Unlimited Dream Company The Unlimited Dream Company (1983) Character: Self
An experimental documentary portrait of author J.G. Ballard. Ballard speaks about his life and work, and submits to a lengthy personality questionnaire; these sections are intercut with surrealist scenes inspired by Ballard's fiction, centering on a downed pilot wandering through various landscapes.
J.G. Ballard: A Profile J.G. Ballard: A Profile (2003) Character: Himself
Tom Sutcliffe meets J.G. Ballard, arguably one of Britain's most profound and provocative novelists, author of such works as Crash, High-Rise and Empire of the Sun.
London Orbital London Orbital (2002) Character: Self
A filmmaker sets out to make a voyage of discovery on London's orbital motorway, the M25. He enlists the help of several others to film the motorway from several points, drive endlessly around it and dig up stories and potential beauty behind the motorway.
Crash! Crash! (1971) Character: N/A
A surreal, moody short about the fetishisation of automobiles and auto accidents.



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