John West’s sensitive and comprehensive narrative highlights just how unusual and unprepared the world of photography was for women in the 1960s - The official Shirley Baker website on John West's Shirley Baker: Life Through a Lens.
John has written four documentaries. The first, Shirley Baker: Life Through a Lens, premiered in May 2023 at the Manchester Art Gallery to great acclaim and has since been shown at several film festivals. Jack the Ripper: The City of Dreadful Night (co-written by Mike Hawley) is currently in production. John's study of the poltergeist phenomenon is due to be made in 2025. Bram Stoker: The Father of Dracula, a biography of Bram Stoker and the origins of Dracula, is also due to be made in 2025. All are directed by Jason Figgis.
John has written four documentaries. The first, Shirley Baker: Life Through a Lens, premiered in May 2023 at the Manchester Art Gallery to great acclaim and has since been shown at several film festivals. Jack the Ripper: The City of Dreadful Night (co-written by Mike Hawley) is currently in production. John's study of the poltergeist phenomenon is due to be made in 2025. Bram Stoker: The Father of Dracula, a biography of Bram Stoker and the origins of Dracula, is also due to be made in 2025. All are directed by Jason Figgis.