Nicholas Bruckman

Nicholas Bruckman
Born
London, England
NationalityBritish/American
Occupations
  • 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. In 2012, he produced the feature film, Valley of Saints, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.[7] In 2021, he directed the documentary film, Not Going Quietly, which premiered at South by Southwest where it won the Audience Award.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Contribution Note
2008 La Americana Director, editor, cinematographer and producer Documentary
2008 Bronx Princess post-production producer Short film
2009 POV post-production producer TV series
2010 The New Recruits Field producer
2012 Valley of Saints Producer Feature film
2012 #ImHere - THE CALL Producer Short film
2012 Crazy Love Associate producer Short film
2015 How We Do It Director and producer Short film
2020 Desert Mourning Executive producer Short film[4]
2020 Rosa Executive producer Short film[4]
2021 Not Going Quietly Director, writer and executive producer Documentary
2023 Minted Director, writer Documentary

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2008 Won New York International Latino Film Festival Best Documentary Film La Americana [9]
2012 Won Dubai International Film Festival Special Jury Prize Valley of Saints [10]
2021 Won South by Southwest Audience Award Not Going Quietly [8]
Won Special Jury Award [11]
Won Cleveland International Film Festival Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award [12]
2022 Nominated International Documentary Association Best Feature [13]
Nominated Best Director
Nominated Best Writing

References

  1. ^ a b "ICM Partners Signs 'Not Going Quietly' Director Nicholas Bruckman". variety.com. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. ^ Saito, Stephen (2021-08-13). "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. ^ a b c "'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. ^ "Sundance Winner 'Valley of Saints' to Open Hamburg Film Festival". hollywoodreporter.com. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. ^ a b "Audience Awards Winners for the 2021 SXSW Film Festival Announced". sxsw.com. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  9. ^ "2008 New York International Latino Film Festival Awards Ceremony Photos". filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  10. ^ Shackleton, Liz (2012-12-16). "Wadjda, Inside clinch top prizes at Dubai film festival". screendaily.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  11. ^ "2021 FILM AWARDS". sxsw.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  12. ^ "CIFF45 WINNERS". clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  13. ^ ""Summer of Soul," "Faya Dayi" and "Not Going Quietly" highlight IDA noms". realscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.


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