Nick Read

Nick Read

Biography

Based in London, Nick Read is a British filmmaker known for making acclaimed observational documentaries, often shooting in difficult and dangerous locations. Having trained as a cameraman, since 1990 he has directed and filmed a number of award-winning documentaries for both British and American broadcasters including films inside Israeli jails, Baghdad’s Green Zone and more recently a Kabul trauma hospital. Nick has worked in over 60 countries, and has won 2 x Foreign Press Association awards, the Rory Peck Impact Award, and the Creative Diversity Award for best documentary, and is a 3 times BAFTA finalist for best director & best cinematography. He is a full member of BAFTA and Directors UK.

Red Zed Films

Actor

Series
2017

Red Dwarf

 

Siliconia (S12E02)

Director

Cinematographer

Producer

Documentaries
2022

My Name Is Happy

2017

Saying Goodbye (TV movie)

2009

Kate Adie Returns to Tiananmen Square (TV movie)

2004

Indira Gandhi: The Death of Mother India (TV movie)