Peter Nicks is an American
filmmaker
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.
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
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in 2007 for Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine, for its exposure of the pipeline of illegal labor
human trafficking
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during the
Iraq War
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.
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
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.
In 2015 Nicks received a
United States Artists
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Mission
The organization' ...
(USA) fellowship.
In 2017 he released ''
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, pro ...
'', 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)
''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 (2012 film), The Waiting Room'' and ''The Force (2017 film), Th ...
'', received its world premiere at the online Sundance Film Festival.
The film is a documentary following the
Oakland High School class of 2020 through their senior year. The 2019-2020 year started normally, with students focusing on education as well as activism for social justice. But it took an unexpected turn when the
Covid-19
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pandemic forced the students into isolation, with virtual classes and no graduation ceremony.
Nicks next directed ''
Stephen Curry: Underrated'', which premiered at the
2023 Sundance Film Festival.
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Open'hood
Living people
American documentary filmmakers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Sundance Film Festival award winners
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