Nick Hector CCE is a film professor at the University of Windsor. He has edited or produced more than 150 documentary films and programs across North & Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Nick began his career in television journalism and soon specialized in long-form documentary, particularly cinéma-vérité. His creative work explores the possibilities of constructed narrative in observational Direct Cinema. Nick's work has been screened at most major international festivals and includes 2 films in the Criterion Collection, 3 Top Ten Canadian films, 5 films at MoMA, 11 at TIFF, and 16 at HotDocs. He has been nominated for 29 major film awards and been the winner of ten; including Canadian Screen, HotDocs, Directors Guild of Canada, Canadian Cinema Editors, and Gemini Awards.
Past work/current projects
- Sharkwater Extinction, Rob Stewart (2018)
- Canada in a Day, Trish Dolman (2017) Canadian Screen Award
- This Changes Everything, Avi Lewis (2016) with Naomi Klein. Executive producer, Alfonso Cuarón
- Monsoon, Sturla Gunnarsson (2015) Top Ten Canadian Film, Polly Krakora Award for Artistry
- Force of Nature, Sturla Gunnarsson (2011) TIFF People’s Choice Award, Directors Guild Award, Canadian Cinema Editors Award
- Air India 182, Sturla Gunnarsson (2009) Gemini Award, DGC Award
- Memory, Allan King (2006) Top Ten Canadian Film, Criterion Collection
- Dying at Grace, Allan King (2004) Gemini Award, Top Ten Canadian Film, Criterion Collection
- Chronique d'un génocide Yvan Patry (1997) Gemini Award, Chalmers Award, HotDocs Award
Links to website(s) and collaborators
- www.nickhector.com
- https://vimeo.com/nickhector
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0373105/
- The Actuality Dramas of Allan King
- http://www.sturlagunnarsson.com/
- http://www.screensiren.ca/
- http://www.bordercitypicturesinc.com/
- http://www.52media.ca/
Department: School of Creative Arts
Office: Room 235 Armouries Armouries and Freedom Way
Phone: +1 519 253 3000 x4296
E-mail: Nick.Hector@uwindsor.ca