{{Short description|American filmmaker and television director}} {{Infobox person | name = Brian Golden Davis | image = | caption = | birth_name = | othername = | birth_date = | birth_place = U.S. | alma_mater = USC School of Cinematic Arts | occupation = {{csv|Director|writer|editor|cinematographer|producer}} | notable_works = | years_active = 2008–present | spouse = }} '''Brian Golden Davis''' is an American filmmaker and television director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americanfilmshowcase.com/filmmakers/davisbrian/|title=BRIAN GOLDEN DAVIS (THE MILLION DOLLAR DUCK)|website=americanfilmshowcase.com|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmindependent.org/talent/brian-davis/|title=Brian Davis|website=filmindependent.org|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref> He is best known for his documentary ''The Million Dollar Duck'' and the Netflix series ''We Are The Champions''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/million-dollar-duck-stamp-animal-planet-fargo-1201726542/|title='Million Dollar Duck' Director: The Duck Stamp Truth Is Stranger Than 'Fargo'|website=indiewire.com|date=14 September 2016 |access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/we-are-the-champions-netflix-dog-dancing-rainn-wilson-1234827650/|title='We Are the Champions' EPs on Documenting Niche Sports, Including Dog Dancing|website=variety.com|date=17 November 2020 |access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref>
Davis won the Student Academy Award in Bronze in 2008 with his graduation film ''If a Body Meet a Body''.<ref name=Hollywoodreporter>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/student-oscar-winners-chosen-112017/|title=Student Oscar winners chosen|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=18 May 2008 |access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref>
==Career== Davis earned a master's degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2008, his thesis ''film, If a Body Meet a Body'', received a Student Academy Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.usc.edu/festivals/sundance/sundance2016.cfm|title=List of the USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni, students and faculty with projects accepted at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival|website=cinema.usc.edu|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref><ref name=Hollywoodreporter/> He is the founder of the production company, DocRiot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountainfilm.org/people/brian-golden-davis/|title=BRIAN GOLDEN DAVIS|website=mountainfilm.org|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref> In 2016, he directed his first feature documentary, ''The Million Dollar Duck'', which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival winning both the Jury and Audience award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/slamdance-awards-winners-list-million-dollar-duck-sundance-film-festival-1201692472/|title=Slamdance Awards: 'Million Dollar Duck' & 'Fursonas' Among Indie Winners|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=29 January 2016 |access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref>
==Filmography== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title ! Contribution ! Note |- || 2008 | ''If a Body Meet a Body'' | Director and writer | Documentary short |- || 2009 | ''Prop Eight'' | Cinematographer | 2 episodes |- || 2011 | ''A Path to Honor'' | Director | TV series |- || 2011 | ''You Laugh But It's True'' | Editor and producer | Documentary |- || 2012 | ''Unmade in China'' | Editor | Documentary |- || 2013 | ''Sick Mick and the Boys'' | Cinematographer and producer | Documentary |- |2013 |''Collecting Fragments'' | Director | Short film |- |2016 |''The Million Dollar Duck'' | Director |Documentary |- |2016 |''Stories of the Mind'' | Director | 2 episodes |- |2018 |''Bali: Beats of Paradise'' |Editor |Documentary |- |2020 |''We Are the Champions'' |Director and producer | 2 episodes |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |2008 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Student Academy Awards |Documentary - Bronze Medal |''If a Body Meet a Body'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/young-filmmakers-honored-with-student-oscars/|title=Young Filmmakers Honored With Student Oscars|website=cbsnews.com|date=8 June 2008 |access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2016 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |rowspan="2"|Slamdance Film Festival |Audience Award for Documentary Feature |rowspan="2"|''The Million Dollar Duck'' |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2016-slamdance-film-festival-30457/|title=Here Are the Winners of the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival|website=indiewire.com|date=29 January 2016 |access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Jury Award for Documentary Feature |- |2021 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Sports Emmy Awards |Outstanding Edited Sports Series |''We Are the Champions'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/sports/nominees-2021-sports-programs-events/|title=THE 42nd ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY NOMINEES|website=theemmys.tv|date=20 April 2021 |access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref> |- |}
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