Jim Burroughs, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, has filmed on six continents, documenting wars, expeditions, and historical events. He was an Academy Award nominee for Cuban Odyssey and received an Academy Award of Special Merit for La Belle Epoque. Having produced for PBS, ABC, A&E and Channel 4 UK, his documentary directing credits include Child in the Wind, Cuba in the Shadow of Doubt, Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Quest for the Ark. On his 26-part series Quest: Origins of our Beliefs, he traveled the globe studying various cultures and belief systems. A music composer and writer as well, he has just completed his first non-fiction book Blood on the Lens, about the making of the feature documentary Shadow of Afghanistan. He is a graduate of USC School of Cinema.