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Nicholas "Nick" Broomfield (born 1948) is an English documentary film-maker.
He is the son of Maurice Broomfield, a photographer.
Broomfield works with a minimal crew, just himself and one or two camera operators, which gives his documentaries a particular style.
Broomfield is often in shot holding the sound boom.
Broomfield was awarded the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Documentary, and was given honorary doctorates from Essex and Surrey University.
He was awarded the Californian State Bar Award for his contribution to Legal Reform and is a founder member of the Morecambe Bay Victims Fund.
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A story of enduring love between...Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 2019
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A journey that takes the viewers...Sarah Palin: You Betcha! 2011
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From cinemaverite pioneers Albert Maysles and...Capturing Reality 2008
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An investigation of the massacre of 24...Battle for Haditha 2007
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When a young girl Ai Qin...Ghosts 2006
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Boris Arkadin is a horror film...Snuff-Movie 2005
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British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a...Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer 2003
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In 1997 rap superstars Tupac Shakur and...Biggie & Tupac 2002
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After rocker Kurt Cobains death ruled...Kurt & Courtney 1998
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Nick Broomfield and a documentary crew...Fetishes 1996
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A documentary crew from the BBC...Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam 1995
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Hugo Buckton seems to have it...Dark Obsession 1990
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