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Nick Canfield

Nick Canfield

Directing

Biography

Nick Canfield is an award winning documentary director whose films frequently cover music and its influence on culture and society. He developed an intimate observational style as a cinematographer and archivist for legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles. His latest film OH YEAH! premiered at the Tribeca Festival, was selected for DOC NYC Film Festival’s prestigious Short List, and was released by Rolling Stone Films. My Back Pages premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival, won Best Short Documentary at Thin Line Festival, and is streaming on The Criterion Channel. His first film, the feature music documentary The Reverend, won the Audience Award at DOC NYC, was distributed theatrically by Factory 25, and is streaming on several platforms. Nick’s camera work can be seen in documentaries such as Iris (NYFF premiere, distributed by Magnolia Pictures), The Fifty Year Argument (HBO, directed by Martin Scorsese), Born to Fly (SxSW premiere), In Transit (Tribeca premiere), and Making a Murderer (Netflix).

Acting History

Future
On the Table
Director
2025
Oh Yeah!
Director
Oh Yeah!
Producer
2024
My Back Pages
Cinematography
2022
The Reverend
Director
The Reverend
Cinematography
The Reverend
Producer
2015
In Transit
Associate Producer
2014
Iris
Cinematography
2013
The Secret of Trees
Assistant Camera

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