Nicholas Bruckman is an American documentary filmmaker. He is best known for his work on the documentaries La Americana, Not Going Quietly and Minted.
Life and career Bruckman was born in London. He graduated from SUNY Purchase. He is the founder of People's Television, an independent film and commercial production company.
In 2008, Bruckman directed his debut feature documentary, La Americana, which aired worldwide on networks including National Geographic and Al Jazeera. In 2012, he produced the feature film, Valley of Saints, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2021, he directed the documentary film, Not Going Quietly, which premiered at South by Southwest where it won the Audience Award and Special Jury Award.
In 2023, Bruckman directed, co-wrote, and produced Minted, a documentary exploring the rise and fall of the NFT art market. It premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, was broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens on January 6, 2025, and debuted on Netflix in select regions on April 9, 2025. In 2025, he co-directed the docuseries The Price of Milk with Yoni Brook, a four-part series exploring the 1990s "Got Milk?" campaign’s impact on dairy farmers, the Dairy Checkoff program, and America’s relationship with milk, premiering at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival.
Filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2008 La Americana Director, editor, cinematographer and producer Documentary2008Bronx Princesspost-production producerShort film2009POVpost-production producerTV series2010The New RecruitsField producer 2012 Valley of Saints Producer Feature film 2012 #ImHere - THE CALL Producer Short film2012Crazy LoveAssociate producerShort film 2015 How We Do It Director and producer Short film2020Desert MourningExecutive producerShort film2020RosaExecutive producerShort film 2021 Not Going Quietly Director, writer and executive producer Documentary 2023 Minted Director, writer Documentary 2025 The Price of Milk Director, producer Documentary
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2008 WonNew York International Latino Film FestivalBest Documentary FilmLa Americana2012 WonDubai International Film FestivalSpecial Jury PrizeValley of Saints2021 WonSouth by SouthwestAudience AwardNot Going Quietly WonSpecial Jury Award WonCleveland International Film FestivalRoxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award2022 NominatedInternational Documentary AssociationBest Feature NominatedBest Director NominatedBest Writing2023 NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Politics and Government Documentary NominatedOutstanding Writing: Documentary2024 NominatedCleveland International Film FestivalAd Hoc Docs CompetitionMinted
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