Sharp, Jasper

Co-director of The Creeping Garden documentary (with Tim Grabham), Jasper Sharp is an author, filmmaker, critic and curator. Internationally regarded for his work on Japanese cinema, he co-founded the Midnight Eye website. His books include The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film, Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema, and Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. As well as a keen interest in mycology, his interests include the history of production & exhibition technologies, and has a PhD in Japanese Widescreen Cinema: Commerce, Technology and Aesthetics'.