WHO THE HELL IS NIGEL?
SHORT DOCUMENTARY (2021)
Writer/Director: Nigel Edwards
Producers: Sky Morfopoulos, Devan Francis
Co-Produced: Ladan Sahraei, Geoff Coates
Supervising Producer: Malcolm Oliver
Cinematography: Brian Ceci
In a time of crisis, an unwitting hero is made of an ASL interpreter who brings a daily dose of light to COVID-19 news briefings. Yet through his rise to fame, the underrepresentation of the Deaf community becomes glaringly evident.
Funded with the support of TELUS.
World Premiere - Lunenburg Docfest 21’
International Premiere - DOC NYC 21’ West Coast Premiere - Vancouver Short Film Festival 22’
Short and Sweet Film Festival 22’ Seattle Deaf Film Festival 22’
Sunday Shorts Vancouver 22’
Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival 22’
Awards
Winner - Audience Choice Award, Vancouver Short Film Festival Winner - Best Documentary, Seattle Deaf Film Festival
Winner - Best Documentary,
Sunday Shorts Vancouver
Semi Finalist - Best Documentary, International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo
Selected Press
www.straight.com/movies/who-hell-is-nigel-all-will-be-revealed-on-december-3dailyhive.com/vancouver/nigel-howard-asl-documentary
Writer/Director: Nigel Edwards
Producers: Sky Morfopoulos, Devan Francis
Co-Produced: Ladan Sahraei, Geoff Coates
Supervising Producer: Malcolm Oliver
Cinematography: Brian Ceci
In a time of crisis, an unwitting hero is made of an ASL interpreter who brings a daily dose of light to COVID-19 news briefings. Yet through his rise to fame, the underrepresentation of the Deaf community becomes glaringly evident.
Funded with the support of TELUS.
World Premiere - Lunenburg Docfest 21’
International Premiere - DOC NYC 21’ West Coast Premiere - Vancouver Short Film Festival 22’
Short and Sweet Film Festival 22’ Seattle Deaf Film Festival 22’
Sunday Shorts Vancouver 22’
Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival 22’
Awards
Winner - Audience Choice Award, Vancouver Short Film Festival Winner - Best Documentary, Seattle Deaf Film Festival
Winner - Best Documentary,
Sunday Shorts Vancouver
Semi Finalist - Best Documentary, International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo
Selected Press
www.straight.com/movies/who-hell-is-nigel-all-will-be-revealed-on-december-3dailyhive.com/vancouver/nigel-howard-asl-documentary