Hubert Davis is a Canadian filmmaker who was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming for his directorial debut in Hardwood, a short documentary exploring the life of his father, former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis. Davis was the first Afro-Canadian to be nominated for an Oscar.[1]
Davis was awarded the Don Haig Award for top emerging Canadian director at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[2]
Davis' 2009 project was his documentary Invisible City.[3] In 2012, Davis completed work on the NFB short documentary The Portrait for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[4]
Filmography
edit- Hardwood (2006) - writer, editor, director
- Aruba (2006) - editor, director, producer
- Truth (2007) - writer, director[5]
- Stronger Than Love (2007) - director[6]
- Invisible City (2009) - editor, director, producer
- Wapusk (2011) - director
- The Portrait (2012) - director
- Giants of Africa (2016) - director
- Rivolta (2017) - director
- Black Ice (2022) - director[7]
- The Well (2024) - director, producer
Recognition
editAwards and nominations
edit- 2004, Won Yorkton Film Festival's Golden Sheaf Award for Best Short Subject for Hardwood[8]
- 2005, Nominated for an Academy Award for 'Best Documentary, Short Subjects' for Hardwood
- 2006, Won 'Panavision Grand Jury Award' at Palm Springs International ShortFest[9]
- 2007, Won Don Haig award for 'Top Emerging Canadian Director' at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[2]
- 2007, Won Yorkton Film Festival's Golden Sheaf Award for Best Short Subject for Stronger than Love[6]
- 2017, Won Cannes Bronze Lion for Rivolta.
- 2022, Won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award for Black Ice.
References
edit- ^ McSorley, Tom (March–June 2005). "Hardwood". Take One.
- ^ a b Tillson, Tamsen (Apr 29, 2007). "'Winners' tops Hot Docs festival". Variety. Reed Business Information.
- ^ Brown, Phil (February 3, 2010). "Invisible City: A story of Regent Park as told by two of its own". Metro News. Toronto: Free Daily News Group Inc. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (June 5, 2012). "National Film Board puts final touches to "The Portrait"". Realscreen. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Staff. "Truth (2007)". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "Canada's Golden Sheaf Award Winners 2007" (PDF). Yorkton Film Festival. Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. 2007. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (July 29, 2021). "SpringHill, DreamCrew And Uninterrupted Canada Team For Hockey Doc 'Black Ice', With Drake And LeBron James Exec Producing". Deadline. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Our Collection: Hardwood". National Film Board of Canada. 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Panavision Grand Jury Award, "Aruba"". Palm Springs International Film Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
External links
edit- Hubert Davis at IMDb
- Watch films by Hubert Davis at the National Film Board of Canada website
- PBS Web page for Hardwood
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