13 Emmy Nominations from the Nest!

Chicken & Egg Pictures sends a massive congratulations to the two supported and 11 AlumNest films that received nominations for the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards. The honors will be presented live in two ceremonies, with Documentary Categories taking place on Thursday, September 28, 2023.

The Janes

dir. Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes

prod. Emma Pildes, Daniel Arcana, Jessica Levin

The Janes is a Project: Hatched 2022 finalist nominated for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary, Best Documentary, Outstanding Research: Documentary, Outstanding Direction: Documentary.

Apart

dir. & prod. Jennifer Redfearn

prod. Tim Metzger

Apart is a 2018 (Egg)celerator Lab grantee nominated for Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary. 

From the AlumNest

• American Reckoning
  dir. & prod. Yoruba Richen, Brad Lichtenstein
  Nominated for: Outstanding Historical Documentary

• Art & Krimes by Krimes
  dir. & prod. Alysa Nahmias
  prod. Amanda Spain, Benjamin Murray
  Nominated for: Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary

• Body Parts
  dir. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
  prod. Helen Hood Scheer
  Nominated for: Outstanding Music Composition

• Delikado
  dir. & prod. Karl Malakunas
  prod. Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala, Michael Collins, Marty Syjuco, Laura Nix
  Nominated for: Outstanding Investigative Documentary

• How to Change your Mind
  dir. Lucy Walker, Alison Ellwood
  Nominated for: Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: Documentary

• Lincoln’s Dilemma
  dir. Jacqueline Olive, Barak Goodman
  Nominated for: Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: Documentary

• Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
  dir. Geeta Gandbhir
  prod. Jess Devaney
  Nominated for: Outstanding Research Documentary, Outstanding Editing: Documentary

• The Flagmakers
  dir. & prod. Cynthia Wade, Sharon Liese
  prod. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Carolyn Bernstein, Mark Gordon, Ryan Harrington, Jenna Segal
  Nominated for: Outstanding Short Documentary

• The U.S. and the Holocaust
  dir. Lynn Novick, Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein
  Nominated for: Outstanding Research Documentary

• TikTok, Boom
  dir. & prod. Shalini Kantayya
  prod. Danni Mynard, Ross Dinerstein
  Nominated for: Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary

• Wuhan Wuhan
  dir. Yung Chang
  prod. Diane Quon, Donna Gigliotti, Peter Luo
  Nominated for: Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary

• 37 Words
  dir. & prod. Dawn Porter, Nicole Newnham
  Nominated for: Outstanding Research Documentary

Post written by Communications Intern Tess Caldwell

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