▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Q ud s aya ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁Bernard ▁Mac M ah on ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁film ▁director ▁and ▁screen writer . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Bernard ▁Mac M ah on ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁South ▁London . ▁He ▁developed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁early ▁American ▁cinema ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁and ▁was ▁shooting ▁and ▁editing ▁ 8 ▁mm ▁short ▁films ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 . ▁Mac M ah on ▁said ▁“ America ▁has ▁fasc in ated ▁me ▁since ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁child . ▁My ▁big ▁love ▁is ▁American ▁cinema , ▁especially ▁early ▁American ▁cinema , ▁and ▁I ’ ve ▁always ▁been ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁that ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁technology ▁and ▁art istic ▁language ▁of ▁film ▁was ▁being ▁invent ed .” ▁ ▁Film ▁career ▁ ▁Bernard ▁Mac M ah on ' s ▁debut ▁film ▁was ▁American ▁Ep ic , ▁an ▁award - win ning ▁document ary ▁film ▁series ▁about ▁the ▁first ▁record ings ▁of ▁roots ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁their ▁cultural , ▁social ▁and ▁techn ological ▁impact ▁on ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁Direct ed ▁and ▁co - written ▁by ▁Mac M ah on , ▁the ▁story ▁was ▁told ▁through ▁twelve ▁eth n ically ▁and ▁mus ically ▁diverse ▁mus icians ▁who ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁those ▁pione ering ▁recording ▁sessions ; ▁The ▁Carter ▁Family ,