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Name
  
Hubert Davis

Role
  
Filmmaker


Parents
  
Mel Davis

Education
  
McGill University

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Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Movies
  
Invisible City, Hardwood, The National Parks Pro, Aruba, The Portrait

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Hubert Davis is a Canadian filmmaker who was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming for his directorial debut in Hardwood, a short documentary exploring the life of his father, former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis. Davis was the first Afro-Canadian to be nominated for an Oscar.

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Davis was awarded the Don Haig award for top emerging Canadian director at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

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Davis' 2009 project was his documentary Invisible City. In 2012, Davis completed work on the NFB short documentary The Portrait for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

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Filmography

  • One Little Finger (2002) - editor
  • Hardwood (2006) - writer, editor, director
  • Aruba (2006) - editor, director, producer
  • Truth (2007) - writer, director
  • Invisible City (2009) - editor, director, producer
  • Wapusk (2011) - director
  • The Portrait (2012) - director
  • Giants of Africa (2016) - director

    • Awards and nominations

  • 2005, nominated for an Academy Award for 'Best Documentary, Short Subjects' for Hardwood
  • 2006, Won 'Panavision Grand Jury Award' at Palm Springs International ShortFest
  • 2007, Won Don Haig award for 'Top Emerging Canadian Director' at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

    • References

    Hubert Davis (filmmaker) Wikipedia
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