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Peter Nicks
Peter Nicks is an American filmmaker. Peter Olivera Nicks (born May 2, 1968) is an American film director, producer and writer. He began his career in television and served as co-producer and editor of the 2006 episode "Blame Somebody Else" of PBS series '' AIR: America's Investigative Reports''. The episode received an Emmy Award in 2007 for Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine, for its exposure of the pipeline of illegal labor human trafficking during the Iraq War. He directed the 2012 documentary film '' The Waiting Room''. It follows the life and times of patients, doctors, and staff at Highland Hospital, a safety-net hospital in Oakland, California. In 2015 Nicks received a United States Artists (USA) fellowship. In 2017 he released ''The Force (2017 film)'', a documentary about reform measures at the Oakland Police Department. In January 2021 the third in his planned trilogy about Oakland public institutions, ''Homeroom (2021 film)'', received its world pre ...
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Filmmaker
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casting, pre-production, shooting, sound recording, post-production, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and an exhibition. Filmmaking occurs in a variety of economic, social, and political contexts around the world. It uses a variety of technologies and cinematic techniques. Although filmmaking originally involved the use of film, most film productions are now digital. Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast. Production stages Film production consists of five major stages: * Development: Ideas for the film are created, rights to existing intellectual properties are purchased, etc., and the screenplay is written. ...
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The Force (2017 Film)
''The Force'' is a 2017 documentary film directed by Peter Nicks. The documentary describes two years of efforts by the Oakland Police Department to implement reforms against police misconduct and scandals, at a time of growing social unrest, protests demanding increased police accountability, and ongoing federal oversight. The film won the Documentary Directing Award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and a Golden Gate Award at the 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by the San Francisco Film Society, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in i .... References External links * * Black Lives Matter art Criminal justice reform in the United States Criticism of police brutality Race and crime in the United States American documentary films Oakland Police Department Sundance Film Festival a ...
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American Documentary Filmmakers
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2023 Sundance Film Festival
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to 29, 2023. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 7, 2022. Films U.S. Dramatic Competition * ''The Accidental Getaway Driver'', directed by Sing J. Lee * '' All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'', directed by Raven Jackson * ''Fair Play'', directed by Chloe Domont * ''Fancy Dance'', directed by Erica Tremblay * ''Magazine Dreams'', directed by Elijah Bynum * '' Mutt'', directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz * ''The Persian Version'', directed by Maryam Keshavarz * '' Shortcomings'', directed and co-produced by Randall Park * ''Sometimes I Think About Dying'', directed by Rachel Lambert * ''The Starling Girl'', directed by Laurel Parmet * '' Theater Camp'', directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman * '' A Thousand and One'', directed by A.V. Rockwell U.S. Documentary Competition * ''AUM: The Cult at the End of the World'', directed by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto * ''Bad Press'', directed ...
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Underrated
Underrated may refer to: * ''Underrated'', a 2019 album by Papoose * ''Underrated'', a 2014 mixtape by Xcelencia * ''Underrated'', an unreleased album by Bow Wow * '' Chapter V: Underrated'', a 2011 album by Syleena Johnson * Underrated, a member of hip hop group Potluck * Underrated, a 2020 digital tv series by Mandalay Sports Media *''Stephen Curry: Underrated'', a 2023 Apple TV+ documentary that chronicles Stephen Curry Wardell Stephen Curry II ( ; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, ...'s path to NBA stardom See also * '' Under Rated & Never Faded'', comedy special by Mike Epps {{Disambiguation ...
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Covid-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, Anosmia, loss of smell, and Ageusia, loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days incubation period, after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected Asymptomatic, do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, Hypoxia (medical), hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure ...
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Oakland High School (Oakland, California)
Oakland Senior High School (also known as O-High or OHS) is a public high school in Oakland, California. Established in 1869, it is the oldest high school in Oakland and the sixth oldest high school in the state. History Oakland High was first located at 12th Street and Market Street, then at 12th and Jefferson Street. It has been at its current location at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Park Boulevard since 1928. The building that stood before its current manifestation was known as the "Pink Prison" or "Pink Palace." The stairway leading up from Park Boulevard is what remains of the exterior. The lamps in the commons are original fixtures. What is now the football field and basketball courts was once classrooms and a huge theater. The school colors are royal blue and white. The building was torn down in 1980 to be rebuilt as a safer structure in the event of a major earthquake. A new football/soccer/baseball field was inaugurated in the spring of 2006. The football fie ...
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Homeroom (2021 Film)
''Homeroom'' is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Peter Nicks. The film, which is the final chapter of Nicks' ''Oakland'' trilogy (following '' The Waiting Room'' and ''The Force''), follows the lives of the Oakland High School class of 2020 as they try to make the most of their final year in high school amidst district budget cuts and ultimately the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests. Ryan Coogler and Davis Guggenheim, the latter of whom made a similar film, ''Waiting for "Superman"'', were executive producers on this film. The film was premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2021, where it was the inaugural winner of the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award - U.S. Documentary. It was released on Hulu on August 12, 2021. Synopsis Oakland as a tantalizing case study. In a city that struggles with rising crime and health care woes, its public school systems are not exactly equipped to prepare youth for the travails of young ad ...
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United States Artists
United States Artists (USA) is a national arts funding organization based in Chicago. USA is dedicated to supporting living artists and cultural practitioners across the United States by granting unrestricted awards. Mission The organization's stated mission is "Believe in Artists". In addition, the organization asserts that "USA Fellowships honor and award an artist's unique vision as a whole rather than funding a particular project. Artists at different career levels, from emerging to established, are eligible." Awards Berresford Prize Established in 2019, The Berresford Prize is an unrestricted $25,000 award given annually to a cultural practitioner who has contributed significantly to the advancement, well-being, and care of artists in society. USA Fellowships USA Fellowships are annual $50,000 unrestricted awards recognizing the most compelling artists working and living in the United States at every stage of their career. Grants are awarded annually to artists wor ...
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Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ...
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