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Award winning, BAFTA/EMMY & GRIERSON nominated producer/ director & director of phography. With over 60 major broadcast credits, and having worked in 80+ countries, Nick is recognised as an experienced creative lead, specialising in access driven observational documentaries. He is known for telling stories with a powerful emotional appeal and distinctive visual style, and is currently developing feature length theatrical documentaries, as well as acting as consultant and mentor to other filmmakers.
October Films/ Red Zed Films
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Producer And Co-DirectorOctober Films/ Red Zed FilmsLondon, Gb
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Producer/ Co-DirectorOctober Films/ Red Zed Films Feb 2022 - PresentMulti award winning feature documentary My Name is Happy, winner of 2024 Grierson award, tells the extraordinary story of Turkish teenager Mutlu Kaya, aspiring pop star and survivor of a devastating attempted femicide. The film premiered at IDFA in November. UK premiere in February 2023 with theatrical release in selected UK cinemas thereafter. See www.mynameishappy.org for screenings and more details
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Founder/ DirectorRed Zed Films Ltd Jan 2000 - Jan 2023London, United KingdomNick works as a freelance filmmaker as well as producing commissioned work through his independent production company Red Zed Films. Recent Red Zed credits include Grierson finalist 'The Condemned' (BBC Storyville); 'Return of the Lost Boys' (BBC2); 'The Ayahuasca Trail'; 'Railway Children'; 'Rory Peck trust' & 'Dancing at the Vatican'. He has several documentary features in development, and acts as consultant to other filmmakers in the same field.
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DirectorMinnow Films Jan 2019 - Oct 2019Lead director on Netflix series 'Bad Boy Billionaires', a 4 part series investigating renegade & corrupt billionaires in India -
Founder/ ProducerOceans 7 Films Ltd Oct 2016 - Jan 2019LondonOceans 7 Films is an SPV company for the production of feature documentary 'Against the Tides' about a British open water swimmer who attempts an extreme challenge: Oceans 7. The film premiered at Sheffield Documentary Festival in June 2017, and is scheduled for UK theatrical release in early 2019
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Producer/Director/ DpTrue Vision Productions Jun 2017 - Oct 2017London, United KingdomProducer/ director/ DP of 'Saying Goodbye' (BBC2), the centrepiece documentary for BBC's 'Children in Need' campaign, looking at the experience of children who have experienced bereavement. -
Founder/ Director/ DpRed Velvet Films Ltd Sep 2013 - Oct 2016Moscow/ LondonRed Velvet Films is an SPV company set up for the production of 'Bolshoi Babylon' a feature length documentary about the scandals behind the scenes at Russia's famous ballet company. Produced by Simon Chinn and funded by BBC Storyville, HBO & Altitude, the film premiered at Toronto Film Festival and opened in 100 UK cinemas in 2016. It was longlisted for BAFTA & Academy awards.
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Director/ DpLightbox Entertainment Jul 2016 - Sep 2016Vietnam/ South AfricaLead director for Netflix & Fusion series 'The Traffickers' about black markets around the world. This episode investigated the illegal trade in rhino horns, from consumers in Vietnam to poachers in South Africa.
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Director/ DpRed Zed Films + 24_Doc Oct 2012 - Mar 2013Russian FederationThe Condemned is a highly acclaimed feature documentary about a prison for serial killers in the Urals. Premiered at Moscow Film Festival, screened x4 by BBC Storyville and at over 20 international film festivals. The film was described as a 'compulsive and staggeringly well crafted masterpiece', and was a finalist for the Grierson Awards.
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DpMinnow Films Limited Sep 2012 - Jan 2013Kabul, Afghanistan/ UsaWalking Wounded: Return to the Frontline is an intensively moving documentary profiling the work of photographer Giles Duley as he returned to Afghanistan for the first time since he lost multiple limbs in an IED explosion. -
Director/DpOctober Films Nov 2012 - Dec 2012Sierra LeoneThe Diamond Hunters - series teaser following gemstone miners in the hills of Sierra Leone
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Producer/ Director/ DpBig Balls Films Feb 2012 - May 2012South SudanFishing in the Danger Zone (Channel 4) follows journalist Alex Perry as he attempts to catch the world's largest freshwater fish in a warzone. What could possibly go wrong? -
Producer/Director/ DpTrue Vision Productions May 2010 - Jun 2010Mumbai Area, IndiaDirector/ DP of the award winning, BAFTA nominated 'Slumdog Children of Mumbai' (Channel 4), following homeless kids aged 8-13 over 4 months living on the streets and through the monsoon
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Producer/ Director/ DpBbc Feb 2009 - Oct 2009China/ Hongkong'Return to Tiananmen' follows Kate Adie as she goes back to the scene of the student demonstrations of 1989 to visit survivors and families of the victims.
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Nick Read works for October Films/ Red Zed Films
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