Nelson Walker began his career working on documentaries for Discovery Channel, History Channel and PBS's Nova. He has made numerous films including iThemba|Hope (Sundance Channel, 2005), LUMO (PBS/P.O.V. 2007, Student Academy Award Winner), and , Summer Pasture (PBS/Independent Lens 2012), which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, IFP Gotham Independent Film Award and won a Peabody Award. As a cinematographer, Nelson's work has appeared in many highly lauded films such as The Gates (HBO/Maysles Films) and Watchers of the Sky (Dir. Edet Belzberg). Nelson is a graduate of Brown University and holds an MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University.
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