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| Years active | 2008 – present |
Nicholas Bruckman is an American documentary filmmaker. [1] [2] He is best known for his work on the documentaries La Americana and Not Going Quietly . [3] [4]
Nicholas Bruckman | |
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| Born | London, England |
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| Years active | 2008 – present |
Nicholas Bruckman is an American documentary filmmaker. [1] [2] He is best known for his work on the documentaries La Americana and Not Going Quietly . [3] [4]
Bruckman was born in London. [5] He graduated from SUNY Purchase. [6] He is the founder of People's Television, an independent film and commercial production company. [1]
In 2008, Bruckman directed his debut feature documentary, La Americana , which aired worldwide on networks including National Geographic and Al Jazeera. [7] In 2012, he produced the feature film, Valley of Saints , which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. [8] In 2021, he directed the documentary film, Not Going Quietly , which premiered at South by Southwest where it won the Audience Award. [9]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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| 2008 | La Americana | Director, editor, cinematographer and producer | Documentary |
| 2012 | Valley of Saints | Producer | Feature film |
| 2012 | #ImHere - THE CALL | Producer | Short film |
| 2015 | How We Do It | Director and producer | Short film |
| 2021 | Not Going Quietly | Director, writer and executive producer | Documentary |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2008 | Won | New York International Latino Film Festival | Best Documentary Film | La Americana | [10] |
| 2012 | Won | Dubai International Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | Valley of Saints | [11] |
| 2021 | Won | South by Southwest | Audience Award | Not Going Quietly | [9] |
| Won | Special Jury Award | [12] | |||
| Won | Cleveland International Film Festival | Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award | [13] | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | International Documentary Association | Best Feature | [14] | |
| Nominated | Best Director | ||||
| Nominated | Best Writing | ||||
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