Nick August-Perna
American documentary filmmaker
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Nick August-Perna is an American documentary filmmaker.[1][2][3]
Nick August-Perna | |
|---|---|
| Born | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupations | Director, editor, producer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Life and career
August-Perna was born in Madison, Wisconsin and graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[4] In 2011, he co-directed The Swell Season, along with Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[5]
August-Perna is the recipient of the 2016 Soros Justice Fellowship from the Open Society Foundations.[6] In 2017, he edited and produced the documentary short film Knife Skills, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 90th Academy Awards.[4][7] In 2023, he directed and produced Tell Them You Love Me, which premiered on Netflix.[8]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Photographer | Editor | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Tell Them You Love Me | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2021 | The Oxy Kingpins | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2020 | No Passport Required | Director | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Talk: Race in America | Editor | Documentary |
| Knife Skills | Editor and co-producer | Documentary | |
| 2016 | Sacred | Editor | Documentary |
| The Ruins of Lifta | Editor | Documentary | |
| 2015 | Colliding Dreams | Editor | Documentary |
| 2012 | Birders: The Central Park Effect | Co-producer | Documentary |
| 2011 | The Swell Season | Co-director and editor | Documentary |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nominated | Miami International Film Festival | Best Documentary | Tell Them You Love Me | [9] |
| 2023 | Won | Hamptons International Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [10] | |
| Won | Montclair Film | New Jersey Films Competition | [11] | ||
| 2011 | Nominated | CPH:DOX | Sound & Vision Award | The Swell Season | [12] |
