Nancy Nicol
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
Occupation
Entertainment, Academic
Description
Professor Emeritus, School of Media Arts and Performance, York University. Documentary filmmaker. Has created over thirty films and has exhibited widely in national and international festivals, conferences and community based organizations. Begun In 1999,"From Criminality to Equality" includes the films: Stand Together, the Queer Nineties, Politics of the Heart and The End of Second Class. Her work on lesbian and gay history also includes a number of shorts: Pride and Resistance, and Proud Lives. In 2011, launched Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights—a collaboration with partners in Africa, the Caribbean, India and Canada. Her body of work has received a number of honours including: the Elle Flanders Award for Best Documentary, Inside Out, Toronto, 2007 and 2006; Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Female Director in the shorts category, Inside Out, 2007; the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary, Image + Nation, Montréal, 2006; the Audience Choice Award, Making Scenes, Ottawa, 2002 and the John Bailey Completion Award, Inside Out, 2002.