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.
Davis was awarded the Don Haig Award for top emerging Canadian director at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
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.
Filmography
- Hardwood (2006) - writer, editor, director
- Aruba (2006) - editor, director, producer
- Truth (2007) - writer, director
- Stronger Than Love (2007) - director
- Invisible City (2009) - editor, director, producer
- Wapusk (2011) - director
- The Portrait (2012) - director
- Giants of Africa (2016) - director
- Rivolta (2017) - director
- Black Ice (2022) - director
- The Well (2024) - director, producer
Recognition
Awards and nominations
- 2004, Won Yorkton Film Festival's Golden Sheaf Award for Best Short Subject for Hardwood
- 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.
- 2007, Won Yorkton Film Festival's Golden Sheaf Award for Best Short Subject for Stronger than Love
- 2017, Won Cannes Bronze Lion for Rivolta.
- 2022, Won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award for Black Ice.
References
- McSorley, Tom (March–June 2005). "Hardwood". Take One.
- ^ Tillson, Tamsen (Apr 29, 2007). "'Winners' tops Hot Docs festival". Variety. Reed Business Information.
- Brown, Phil (February 3, 2010). "Invisible City: A story of Regent Park as told by two of its own". Metro News. Toronto: Free Daily News Group Inc. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- Vlessing, Etan (June 5, 2012). "National Film Board puts final touches to "The Portrait"". Realscreen. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- Staff. "Truth (2007)". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ "Canada's Golden Sheaf Award Winners 2007" (PDF). Yorkton Film Festival. Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. 2007. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- Hayes, Dade (July 29, 2021). "SpringHill, DreamCrew And Uninterrupted Canada Team For Hockey Doc 'Black Ice', With Drake And LeBron James Exec Producing". Deadline. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- "Our Collection: Hardwood". National Film Board of Canada. 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- "Panavision Grand Jury Award, "Aruba"". Palm Springs International Film Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
External links
- Hubert Davis at IMDb
- Watch films by Hubert Davis at the National Film Board of Canada website
- PBS Web page for Hardwood
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