Nelson Walker III
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Biography
Nelson Walker graduated from Brown University before receiving his MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University. His first film, iThemba | Hope, made in collaboration with Keefe Murren, was about an HIV+ choir from South Africa and aired on Sundance Channel. Nelson's cinematography has appeared in many highly lauded projects including The Fight (Edgeline Films), Chef Flynn (Dir. Cameron Yates), Dior and I (Dir. Frédéric Tcheng), Making a Murderer (Netflix), Iris (Maysles Films), Watchers of the Sky (Propeller Films), and The Gates (HBO). He serves as Chairman of the board of Maysles Documentary Center.
Known For

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Winner of the DOC NYC Audience Award, Director Nick Canfield’s first film follows gospel-rock icon and activist Reverend Vince Anderson. After entering seminary, Vince dropped out to follow his second calling - music. With his band The Love Choir, he has played a now-legendary weekly show for over twenty years. Reconnecting with his faith and using his intense soulful music, he began to preach a type of spirituality that is open to all, meets people where they are, and moves everyone that sees him play. Reverend Vince is also deeply involved in social justice, working with other faith leaders around the country to build inclusive communities. Featuring Questlove and an ensemble of eccentric musicians, The Reverend is a rocking concert film as well as an intimate portrait of Reverend Vince’s inspiring personal and spiritual life.
The Reverend

In the 1960s, Jule Campbell shattered glass ceilings, transforming a struggling sports magazine into a media empire: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The documentary chronicles Jule's 32-year reign, where she championed intelligence and empowered supermodels like Tyra Banks, Christie Brinkley, and Elle Macpherson. Weaving together her journey with feminism's evolution, the film explores the changing gaze on beauty, from objectification to body positivity. Through stunning visuals and intimate interviews with a wise, nonagenarian Campbell, we witness a legacy that continues to inspire.
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue

Five interwoven stories of remarkable courage from Nuremberg to Rwanda, from Darfur to Syria, and from apathy to action.
Watchers of the Sky

A film about the current debate on eating and raising cattle for food, showing that animal-sourced foods are nutritious for humans, and can be raised in a way that is beneficial for the environment.
Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat

Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.
Down a Dark Stairwell

A young Congolese woman finds friendship in a hospital for rape survivors. Together they contemplate their future in a country beset by war.
Lumo

13-year-old inventor Aidan has discovered that trees use a mathematical formula to gather sunlight in crowded forests. Now he wonders why we don't collect solar energy the same way.