{{short description|American documentary director, producer, writer editor and cinematographer}} {{Infobox person | name = Nicholas Bruckman | image = File:Nicholas Bruckman.jpg | birth_date = | birth_place = London, England | birth_name = | occupation = {{flat list| *Director *producer *writer }} | years_active = 2008 – present | spouse = | children = | relatives = }} '''Nicholas Bruckman''' is an American documentary filmmaker.<ref name="variety">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-22 |title=ICM Partners Signs 'Not Going Quietly' Director Nicholas Bruckman |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/icm-partners-not-going-quietly-nicholas-bruckman-1235117414/ |access-date=2021-12-28 |website=variety.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saito |first=Stephen |date=2021-08-13 |title=Nicholas Bruckman on How Ady Barkan Raised the Volume Around Universal Health Care in "Not Going Quietly" |url=https://moveablefest.com/nicholas-bruckman-on-how-ady-barkan-raised-the-volume-around-universal-health-care-in-not-going-quietly/ |access-date=2021-12-28 |website=moveablefest.com}}</ref> He is best known for his work on the documentaries ''La Americana'', ''Not Going Quietly'' and ''Minted''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csbsju.edu/news/nicholas-bruckman-2011|title=Nicholas Bruckman to discuss documentary 'La Americana'|website=csbsju.edu|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywood.com/movies/not-going-quietly-nicholas-bruckman-on-using-art-for-social-change-60835389/|title='Not Going Quietly:' Nicholas Bruckman On Using Art For Social Change|website=hollywood.com|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref>
==Life and career== Bruckman was born in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/editor/hawaii_international_film_festival_highlights|title=Hawaii International Film Festival highlights|website=filmfestivals.com|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> He graduated from SUNY Purchase.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.purchase.edu/live/news/1127-ptv-station-managers-take-on-prime-time|title=PTV Station Managers Take on Prime Time|website=purchase.edu|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> He is the founder of ''People's Television'', an independent film and commercial production company.<ref name=variety/>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sundance-winner-valley-saints-open-361773/|title=Sundance Winner 'Valley of Saints' to Open Hamburg Film Festival|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=14 August 2012 |access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> In 2021, he directed the documentary film, ''Not Going Quietly'', which premiered at South by Southwest where it won the Audience Award and Special Jury Award.<ref name=sxsw>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2021/audience-awards-winners-for-the-2021-sxsw-film-festival/|title=Audience Awards Winners for the 2021 SXSW Film Festival Announced|website=sxsw.com|date=23 March 2021 |access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref>
In 2023, Bruckman directed, co-wrote, and produced ''Minted'', a documentary exploring the rise and fall of the NFT art market. It premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, was broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens on January 6, 2025, and debuted on Netflix in select regions on April 9, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/minted-nft-documentary-netflix-premiere-date-1236362313/|title=Netflix Picks Up Nicholas Bruckman's NFT Boom-And-Bust Documentary 'Minted' For Key Markets|website=deadline.com|access-date=2025-07-14}}</ref> In 2025, he co-directed the docuseries ''The Price of Milk'' with Yoni Brook, a four-part series exploring the 1990s "Got Milk?" campaign’s impact on dairy farmers, the Dairy Checkoff program, and America’s relationship with milk, premiering at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/got-milk-the-price-of-milk-tribeca-festival/|title=What People Don't Get About the 'Got Milk' Campaign |website=adweek.com|access-date=2025-07-14}}</ref>
==Filmography== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !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<ref name=":0" /> |- |2020 |''Rosa'' |Executive producer |Short film<ref name=":0" /> |- || 2021 | ''Not Going Quietly'' | Director, writer and executive producer | Documentary |- || 2023 | ''Minted'' | Director, writer | Documentary |- || 2025 | ''The Price of Milk'' | Director, producer | Documentary |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |2008 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |New York International Latino Film Festival |Best Documentary Film |''La Americana'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/avivapress/2008_new_york_international_latino_film_festival_awards_ceremony_photos|title=2008 New York International Latino Film Festival Awards Ceremony Photos|website=filmfestivals.com|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> |- |2012 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Dubai International Film Festival |Special Jury Prize |''Valley of Saints'' |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shackleton |first=Liz |date=2012-12-16 |title=Wadjda, Inside clinch top prizes at Dubai film festival |url=https://www.screendaily.com/wadjda-inside-clinch-top-prizes-at-dubai-film-festival/5050055.article |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=screendaily.com}}</ref> |- |rowspan="3"|2021 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |rowspan="2"|South by Southwest |Audience Award |rowspan="8"|''Not Going Quietly'' |<ref name=sxsw/> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Special Jury Award |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2021/sxsw-film-festival-announces-2021-jury-and-special-awards/|title=SXSW Film Festival Announces 2021 Jury and Special Awards|website=sxsw.com|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Cleveland International Film Festival |Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/festival/festival-guide/winners|title=CIFF45 WINNERS|website=clevelandfilm.org|access-date=2021-12-28|archive-date=2020-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923120124/https://www.clevelandfilm.org/festival/festival-guide/winners|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |rowspan="3"|2022 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |rowspan="3"|International Documentary Association |Best Feature |rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realscreen.com/2021/11/15/summer-of-soul-faya-dayi-and-not-going-quietly-highlight-ida-noms/|title="Summer of Soul," "Faya Dayi" and "Not Going Quietly" highlight IDA noms|website=realscreen.com|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Best Director |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Best Writing |- |rowspan="2"|2023 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |rowspan="2"|News and Documentary Emmy Awards |Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/news-44th-nominations-release-rev-20230918.pdf|title=44th News and Documentary Emmy Awards|website=theemmys.tv|access-date=2025-07-14}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Outstanding Writing: Documentary |- |2024 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Cleveland International Film Festival |Ad Hoc Docs Competition |''Minted'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/minted|title=Minted|website=clevelandfilm.org|access-date=2025-07-14}}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://nickny.com}} * {{IMDb name|3039229|Nicholas Bruckman}}
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