
Person
Nick Canfield
Directing
Biography
Nick Canfield is an award winning documentary director whose films profile unique individuals, iconic artists, and unsung elements of culture. He developed an intimate observational style as a cinematographer and archivist for legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles. His latest film OH YEAH! premiered at the Tribeca Festival, was selected for DOC NYC Film Festival’s prestigious Short List, and was released by Rolling Stone Films. My Back Pages premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival, and is available on The Criterion Channel. His first film, the feature music documentary The Reverend, won the Audience Award at DOC NYC, was distributed theatrically by Factory 25, and is streaming on several platforms. Nick’s 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 premiere), and Making a Murderer (Netflix). Nick serves on the board of the Maysles Documentary Center, and was named one of DOC NYC’s 40 Filmmakers Under 40.
Known for

The Reverend
Director

Oh Yeah!
Director

In Transit
Associate Producer

Iris
Cinematography

The Secret of Trees
Assistant Camera

My Back Pages
Director
On the Table
Producer
Filmography
- 2025Oh Yeah!Director
- 2024My Back PagesDirector
- 2022The ReverendDirector
- 2015In TransitAssociate Producer
- 2014IrisCinematography
- 2013The Secret of TreesAssistant Camera
- —On the TableProducer
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