Nick Broomfield
Nick Broomfield (Nick Broomfield), born in London , England on January 30, 1948, is a British director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
In 1971, he directed his first documentary "Who Cares"
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. In 1975, he directed the documentary "Juvenile Liaisonent Strike". In 1981, directed the documentary "Women Soldiers", which won the 35th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award Flaherty Documentary Award
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. In 1988, directed the documentary "Make Me Crazy"
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. In 1991, he directed the documentary "The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife", which was shortlisted for the Flaherty Documentary Award at the 45th BAFTA Awards
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. In 1992, the directed documentary "Monster in a Box" was released. In 1995, he was the director of the documentary "Heidi Frass: The Woman of Hollywood". In 1998, he directed and performed the music documentary " Kurt & Courtney "
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. In 2003, directed the crime documentary "The Life and Death of a Serial Killer"
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. In 2007, the war movie " Battle For Haditha " directed by him was released
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. In 2009, he was the producer of the documentary "Walking Away with Tears". In 2013, the self-written and directed documentary " Sex: My British Work " was broadcast on BBC Channel 4 in the UK
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. In 2014, the crime documentary "The Story of the Cruel Sleeper" directed by him was released
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. In 2017, directed the documentary "Whitney Houston》
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Performing Experience
In 1971, directed his first documentary "Who Cares"
. In 1973, directed the documentary "Proud to Be British". In 1975, he directed the documentary "Juvenile Liaisonent Strike". In 1979, the documentary "Behind The Rent Strike" directed by him was released.
In 1981, he directed the documentary "Women Soldiers", which won the Flaherty Documentary Award at the 35th BAFTA Awards
. In 1983, directed the documentary "Chicken Ranch"
. In 1986, he directed the documentary "Lily Tomlin", which was shortlisted for the Jury Prize-Documentary at the 3rd Sundance Film Festival. In 1988, directed the documentary "Make Me Crazy"
. In 1989, directed the documentary "Wisdom Killer".
In 1991, he directed the documentary "The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife", which was shortlisted for the Flaherty Documentary Award at the 45th BAFTA Awards
. In 1992, the directed documentary "Monster in a Box" was released. In 1993, he directed the documentary "America Undercover"
; in the same year, he directed the documentary "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer", which was shortlisted for the 9th Sundance Film Festival Jury Prize-Documentary.
In 1995, he was the director of the documentary "Heidi Frass: The Woman of Hollywood". In 1996, directed the documentary "Fetish Mood". In 1998, he directed and starred in the music documentary " Kurt & Courtney "
. In 2002, the documentary "Biggie and Tupac" directed by him was released
. In 2003, he directed the crime documentary "The Life and Death of a Serial Killer"
, which was nominated for the Best Documentary Award at the 17th European Film Awards.
In 2004, co-directed the documentary "Finding Castro" with Oliver Stone and Jon Alpert. In 2005, he appeared in the documentary "50 Greatest Documentaries". In 2006, he directed the documentary "Ghost Guy"
, which was shortlisted for the Jury Prize at the 23rd Sundance Film Festival - World Film Unit - Feature Film; in the same year, he directed and starred in the documentary "His Big White Self".
In 2007, the war film " Battle For Haditha " directed by him was released, which starred Elliot Ruiz and McLaren Enns
. In 2008, he appeared in the documentary "Capturing Reality". In 2009, he was the producer of the documentary "Walking Away with Tears"; in the same year, he directed the documentary "A Time Comes". In 2011, the documentary "Sarah Palin: You Betcha!" directed by him was released. In 2012, directed the documentary "The Catastrophist".
On September 23, 2013, the self-written and directed documentary " Sex: My British Job " was broadcast on BBC Channel 4 in the UK
. In 2014, the crime documentary "The Story of the Cruel Sleeper" directed by him was released
. In 2017, directed the documentary "Whitney Houston"
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Character Evaluation
Nick Broomfield's works closely follow the pulse of the times and select a wide range of topics, including current affairs, smuggling, race, serial killers, celebrities, sex trafficking, anti-war and other content. He resolutely walked into the camera when he was still observing the recording method of the documentary, raised the microphone to interview the person being filmed, and added a narration. His controversial alternative techniques and choice of unconventional subjects have given him a major voice in reinventing style and contemporary documentary content. He always gets to the heart of events from seemingly innocuous places, he always shoots things that most people find crazy or pointless. Bloomfield is always good at and daring to dig out and investigate the stories behind people and events, leading people to find the truth hidden under all kinds of social news, and let the audience know the true logic of this society .
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