Nick Sweeney (director)
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Sweeney's early work includes the Channel 4 documentary Secrets of the Living Dolls (2014) and series Born in the Wrong Body (2015).[6][2]
Sweeney directed the documentary AKA Jane Roe in 2020, which examined the life of Norma McCorvey, known as "Jane Roe" in the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, and premiered on FX.[7] In 2022, he directed the HBO Max documentary Santa Camp, about a training program run by the New England Santa Society, which premiered at Doc NYC.[8]
In 2026, Sweeney directed Noah Kahan: Out of Body, a documentary that follows singer-songwriter Noah Kahan.[9] The film premiered at the South by Southwest, where it won the Audience Award, and was released on Netflix in April 2026.[10][11]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Secrets of the Living Dolls | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2015 | Born in the Wrong Body | Director and producer | Documentary series |
| 2017 | The Sexbots Are Coming | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2020 | AKA Jane Roe | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Santa Camp | Director, cinematographer and producer | Documentary |
| 2026 | Noah Kahan: Out of Body | Director | Documentary |
