{{Short description|Canadian photographer and documentary filmmaker}} '''Nicole Bazuin''' is a Canadian photographer and documentary filmmaker, most noted for her creative collaborations with Andrea Werhun.<ref>Wilson Kwong, [https://www.filminquiry.com/nicole-bazuin-interview/ "Fantasia Film Festival 2021: Interview With Director Nicole Bazuin Of LAST NIGHT AT THE STRIP CLUB"]. ''Film Inquiry'', August 25, 2021.</ref>
The daughter of Dan Bazuin, a former owner of the Toronto independent bookstore This Ain't the Rosedale Library,<ref>Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin, [https://hazlitt.net/feature/street-meat-stories "Street Meat Stories"]. ''Hazlitt'', June 9, 2022.</ref> she began her career as a photographer and director of short films.
She first became widely known for her photographic illustrations in Werhun's book ''Modern Whore'', a memoir of Werhun's time as a sex worker.<ref>Patricia Kozicka, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/21/andrea-werhun-modern-whore-a-memoir-interview "Andrea Werhun: 'It’s a really good time to talk about sex work'"]. ''The Guardian'', December 21, 2017.</ref> She then collaborated with Werhun on the short films ''Modern Whore'' and ''Last Night at the Strip Club'', which further documented Werhun's sex work.<ref>Juan Barquin, [https://thespool.net/festivals/fantasia-2021-botanicum-eroticorum-adult-short-films/ "Fantasia 2021: The subversive erotic shorts of Botanicum Eroticorum"]. ''The Spool'', September 1, 2021.</ref>
In 2022, Werhun and Bazuin published an updated edition of the book version of ''Modern Whore''.<ref>Radheyan Simonpillai, [https://nowtoronto.com/art-and-books/all-new-modern-whore-is-like-the-godfather-part-ii-of-sex-work-memoirs/ "All new Modern Whore is like The Godfather Part II of sex work memoirs"]. ''Now'', May 3, 2022.</ref>
In 2023 she directed ''Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie'', a short documentary film about artist Kitoko Mai.<ref>Gisselle Palomera, [https://newsisout.com/2023/04/artist-kitoko-mai-explores-dissociative-identity-disorder-through-art/13229/ "Artist Kitoko Mai explores dissociative identity disorder through art"]. ''News Is Out'', April 13, 2023.</ref> The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://thatshelf.com/tiffs-canadas-top-ten-includes-blackberry-solo-humanist-vampire/ "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire"]. ''That Shelf'', December 6, 2023.</ref>
A full-length feature film expansion of ''Modern Whore'' premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.<ref>Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ben-proudfoot-obamas-eyes-of-ghana-toronto-2025-1236338184/ "Ben Proudfoot’s Obamas-Backed ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ to Open Toronto Fest Doc Program"]. ''The Hollywood Reporter'', August 6, 2025.</ref> In December 2025, Bazuin was named the recipient of the Documentary Organization of Canada's annual Vanguard Award for an emerging talent in Canadian documentary filmmaking.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/nicole-bazuin-justine-pimlott-receive-doc-institute-honours/ "Nicole Bazuin, Justine Pimlott to Receive DOC Institute Honours"]. ''Point of View'', December 4, 2025.</ref>
At the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026, Bazuin won the award for Best Editing in a Documentary, for ''Modern Whore''.<ref>Jamie Casemore, [https://playbackonline.ca/2026/05/28/csas-26-r-t-thornes-40-acres-leads-cinematic-arts-winners/ "CSAs ’26: R.T. Thorne’s 40 Acres leads cinematic arts winners"]. ''Playback'', May 28, 2026.</ref>
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