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American documentary filmmaker
Nick August-Perna
BornMadison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, editor, producer
Years active2009–present

Nick August-Perna is an American documentary filmmaker.

Life and career

August-Perna was born in Madison, Wisconsin and graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. In 2011, he co-directed The Swell Season, along with Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

August-Perna is the recipient of the 2016 Soros Justice Fellowship from the Open Society Foundations. 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. In 2023, he directed and produced Tell Them You Love Me, which premiered on Netflix.

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
2023 Won Hamptons International Film Festival Best Documentary Feature
Won Montclair Film New Jersey Films Competition
2011 Nominated CPH:DOX Sound & Vision Award The Swell Season

References

  1. "'Tell Them You Love Me's Nick August-Perna, Louis Theroux & Arron Fellows On Bringing Nuance To A Film About A Controversial Relationship And Why Festivals Just Didn't Get It". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  2. "NICK AUGUST-PERNA, CHRIS DAPKINS, CARLO MIRABELLA-DAVIS, "THE SWELL SEASON"". filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. "Hot Press Movie Interview with Nick August-Perna". hotpress.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ^ "Oscar-nominated 'Knife Skills': Parkland grad co-produced and edited short documentary". mcall.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  5. "Meet the 2011 Tribeca Filmmakers - "The Swell Season" Directors". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  6. "Nick August-Perna". opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  7. "An Oscar-Nominated Documentary About Fine Dining and Life After Prison". newyorker.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  8. "The Bizarre True Story Behind Netflix's 'Tell Them You Love Me'—Where Is Anna Stubblefield Now?". forbes.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  9. "Tell Them You Love Me". miamifilmfestival2024.eventive.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  10. "Hamptons Film Festival Reveals 2023 Winners: '20,000 Species of Bees' Tops Jury List". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  11. "2023 Montclair Film Festival Award Winners Announced!". montclairfilm.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  12. "CPH:DOX Award". imdb.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.

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