Peter Nicks

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Peter Olivera Nicks (born May 2, 1968) is an American film director, producer and writer. He began his career in television and served as co-producer and editor of the 2006 episode "Blame Somebody Else" of PBS series

Emmy Award in 2007 for Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine,[1] for its exposure of the pipeline of illegal labor human trafficking during the Iraq War.[2]

He directed the 2012 documentary film The Waiting Room. It follows the life and times of patients, doctors, and staff at Highland Hospital, a safety-net hospital in Oakland, California.[3]

In 2015 Nicks received a United States Artists (USA) fellowship.[4]

In 2017 he released The Force (2017 film), a documentary about reform measures at the Oakland Police Department.[5]

In January 2021 the third in his planned trilogy about Oakland public institutions,

Covid-19 pandemic forced the students into isolation, with virtual classes and no graduation ceremony.[6]

Nicks next directed Stephen Curry: Underrated, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[7]

References

  1. National Television Academy
    . Revised 11.21.07 Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  2. Actual Films
    . Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  3. ^ LaSalle, Mick (December 27, 2012). "Mick LaSalle's top 10 movies for 2012". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ "United States Artists » Peter Nicks". Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  5. ^ a b Myers, Randy (January 25, 2021). "Sundance 2021: two Bay Area films debut, steeped in tragedy". San Diego Mercury News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ Bugbee, Teo (August 12, 2021). "'Homeroom' Review: Salutations for the Class of 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Stephen Curry: Underrated | 2023 Sundance Film Festival". festival.sundance.org. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

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