Nick Broomfield (1948) is an Engligh documentarist who films with a small crew and Nick can often be seen in shot holding a boom stick (like pictured to the left). He has been awarded the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Documentary and was given honorary doctorates from Surrey and Essex Universities.Some of his well known and credited documentaries include:
Proud to be British
Kurt and Courtney
Ghosts
Biggie and Tupac
Nick has a reflexive film making style with him being often infront of camera and giving narative guidance. His films often show an insight into other peoples lives who have been affecting by different problems. His most famous documentary is Kurt and Courtney which was selected and banned at the Sundance Film Festival.
Ghosts is one of Nicks most famous documetaries which tells the story of migrant workers in the UK who pick cockles
You can watch ghosts at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLQhmmxaAY8&list=SL&has_verified=1
Nick Broomfields website: http://www.nickbroomfield.com/home.html
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