Nick Broomfield

I have begun some research into influential documentary makers who I think would be beneficial to study.

Basic Facts

* Born 1948
* He is an English documentary film-maker
* He has been awarded the BAFTA Life Time Acheievement Award


What makes his documentaries unique?

* He is best known for his reflexive style of documentary making.
* He films with minimum crew - often just himself and a camera man
* Occasionally he can even be seen holding the sound boom

*He has has a great influence on the documentary world, inspiring other documentary makers such as Michael Moore and Louis Theroux who both use a similar style to Nick Broomfield.
*Some of his most famous documentaries include:
"Kurt and Courtney" (a documentary focusing on the death of Kurt Cobain)
"Biggie and Tupac" (a documentary exploring the mystery surrounding their deaths) and
"Aileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer" (a documentary following the life of Aileen Wuornos on death row after being sentenced to death. Broomfields documentary was shown in court as part of her defence)

http://www.nickbroomfield.com/AWLD_trailer.html

Link to the trailer for "Aileen - The Life and Death of A Serial Killer"