Hubert Davis (filmmaker)

Hubert Davis (filmmaker)

Hubert Davis is a Canadian filmmaker who was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming for his directorial debut in "Hardwood", a short documentary exploring the life of his father, former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis. Davis was the first African Canadian to be nominated for an Oscar. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSF/is_49_13/ai_n13493015]

Davis' latest film is his short drama, "Aruba".

Davis was awarded the Don Haig award for top emerging Canadian director at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963989.html?categoryid=13&cs=1]

External links

*imdb name|id=1788269|name=Hubert Davis
* [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/hardwood/ PBS Web page for "Hardwood"]
* [http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=51639&v=h&lg=en&exp=${hardwood} NFB Web page for "Hardwood"]
* [http://www.shinefilms.com Home Page for Hubert Davis' Shine Films]


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