Movies by John Ledingham

An Ordinary Texas Homicide

An Ordinary Texas Homicide

An experiment in video and sound collage by John Ledingham (video) and Liam McCarrell (audio) restaging the assassination of John F. Kennedy as a reflection of our media landscape. Inspired by the novel "Libra" by Don DeLillo.

Origins of consciousness

Origins of consciousness

Experimental meditation on land, complexity and evolution, consciousness, interconnection, and artificial intelligence. Shot in the Okanagan and West Kootenays of British Columbia, Canada. Original music by Jack Brintnell.

Gentleman Bandit

Gentleman Bandit

Recounts the Canadian career of train robber Billy Miner, for whose non-violent temperament and crown corporation targets a folk-hero image was created in the media. Locations are visited in the present day.

The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin

The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin

The story of a BC coal miner and labor organizer, his anti-war efforts, persecution and assassination by an ex-police officer working with an RCMP posse. Set against the landscapes of present day Vancouver Island and the West Kootenays.

The Promised End

The Promised End

Follows radio host and musician JP Meldrum in the days leading up to a live performance with Maxwell Patterson. In observational style the film explores his creative philosophy and process against a backdrop of every day life and DIY art in Victoria BC. Feature length.

Seven for Jack

Seven for Jack

Documentary on career criminal Jack Black during an episode of burglary in Victoria BC. Locations around Victoria and Vancouver are explored in present day, with narration from Black's autobiography.