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Nick Canfield

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Nick Canfield is an award winning documentary director whose films profile unique individuals, iconic artists, and unsung elements of culture. He developed an intimate observational style as a cinematographer and archivist for legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles. His latest film OH YEAH! premiered at the Tribeca Festival, was selected for DOC NYC Film Festival’s prestigious Short List, and was released by Rolling Stone Films. My Back Pages premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival, and is available on The Criterion Channel. His first film, the feature music documentary The Reverend, won the Audience Award at DOC NYC, was distributed theatrically by Factory 25, and is streaming on several platforms. Nick’s camera work can be seen in documentaries such as Iris (NYFF premiere, distributed by Magnolia Pictures), The Fifty Year Argument (HBO, directed by Martin Scorsese), Born to Fly (SxSW premiere), In Transit (Tribeca premiere), and Making a Murderer (Netflix). Nick serves on the board of the Maysles Documentary Center, and was named one of DOC NYC’s 40 Filmmakers Under 40.

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Iris

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Cinematography

2014

In Transit

57%

Associate Producer

2015

Oh Yeah!

80%

Director

2025

My Back Pages

85%

Director

2024

The Reverend

100%

Director

2022

The Secret of Trees

50%

Assistant Camera

2013

On the Table

Producer

Oh Yeah!

80%

Director

2025

Oh Yeah!

80%

Producer

2025

My Back Pages

85%

Director

2024

My Back Pages

85%

Cinematography

2024

The Reverend

100%

Director

2022

The Reverend

100%

Cinematography

2022

The Reverend

100%

Producer

2022

In Transit

57%

Associate Producer

2015

Iris

73%

Cinematography

2014

The Secret of Trees

50%

Assistant Camera

2013

On the Table

Producer

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