Richard Parry (director)

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Richard Parry is a film director [1] and writer. His documentary and feature films include South West 9 (2001), [2] [3] Shooting Robert King (2008), [4] A Night in the Woods (2012), [5] and Base (2017). [6]

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Parry has worked as a director, producer and cameraman in conflict zones such as in the former Yugoslavia, Chechnya, Nagorno Karabakh, Iraq, Afghanistan and covering the Great Lakes refugee crisis in Zaire. [1] [6] [7] He was one of the original Frontline Television News cameramen / producers. [8]

South West 9 was nominated for a BAFTA award. [9]

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Feature films

Documentary Film

Awards and nominations

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References

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  2. Michael Thomson, "South West Nine (2001)". BBC, 25 September 2001. Accessed 23 October 2017
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  6. 1 2 Hoad, Phil (23 October 2017). "Into the void: the fast life and shocking death of a wingsuit-flying superstar". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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  8. "The crazy world of the war hacks". 24 May 2010. Retrieved 2018-10-15 via BBC News.
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