Nick Canfield

Director / DP, Observant Films

Brooklyn, New York US

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Nick Canfield is a documentary director and cinematographer from New York City.

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Nick Canfield is an award-winning Director and Cinematographer from New York City. He got his start working closely alongside legendary documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, developing an intimate vérité style. His first film, the feature music documentary The Reverend, premiered at DOC NYC where it won the 2021 Audience Award. Distributed theatrically by Factory 25, it is available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Working on the camera teams for a range of projects, Nick has enjoyed the opportunity to learn from a diverse group of subjects and filmmakers. His camera work can be seen in documentaries such as Iris (NYFF premiere, distributed by Magnolia Pictures), The Fifty Year Argument (HBO, directed by Martin Scorsese), Born to Fly (SxSW premiere), In Transit (Tribeca Special Jury Mention), and Making a Murderer (Netflix). Nick is a member of the Documentary Cinematographer’s Alliance, and still serves as the archivist for Maysles Films. His films have been covered in publications including The New York Times and Rolling Stone. He was named one of DOC NYC’s 40 Filmmakers Under 40 in 2022, and was a member of their Short Films Jury in 2023.

Featured Work

The Reverend

Trailer for The Reverend, a feature documentary streaming on The Criterion Channel.

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Oh Yeah!

Teaser for a work-in-progress short documentary.

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