Nicholas Bruckman

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Nicholas Bruckman
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Born
London, England
Occupation
  • Director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active2008 – 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]

Life and career[]

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]

Filmography[]

Year Title Contribution Note
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

Awards and nominations[]

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "ICM Partners Signs 'Not Going Quietly' Director Nicholas Bruckman". variety.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. ^ "Nicholas Bruckman on How Ady Barkan Raised the Volume Around Universal Health Care in "Not Going Quietly"". moveablefest.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. ^ "Nicholas Bruckman to discuss documentary 'La Americana'". csbsju.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. ^ "'Not Going Quietly:' Nicholas Bruckman On Using Art For Social Change". hollywood.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. ^ "Hawaii International Film Festival highlights". filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. ^ "PTV Station Managers Take on Prime Time". purchase.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  7. ^ "Nicholas Bruckman". online.sxsw.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. ^ "Sundance Winner 'Valley of Saints' to Open Hamburg Film Festival". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  9. ^ a b "Audience Awards Winners for the 2021 SXSW Film Festival Announced". sxsw.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  10. ^ "2008 New York International Latino Film Festival Awards Ceremony Photos". filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  11. ^ "Wadjda, Inside clinch top prizes at Dubai film festival". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  12. ^ "2021 FILM AWARDS". sxsw.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  13. ^ "CIFF45 WINNERS". clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  14. ^ ""Summer of Soul," "Faya Dayi" and "Not Going Quietly" highlight IDA noms". realscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.

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