Hubert Davis (filmmaker)
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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 African Canadian to be nominated for an Oscar. [1]
Davis' latest film is his short drama, Aruba.
Davis was awarded the Don Haig award for top emerging Canadian director at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. [2]
[edit] External links
- Hubert Davis at the Internet Movie Database
- PBS Web page for Hardwood
- NFB Web page for Hardwood
- Home Page for Hubert Davis' Shine Films
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