Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
David Hickman has been writing, producing and directing single documentaries and series for broadcast television and film for the last twenty years.
As producer or director, his films have won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Festival, two Emmys (and three Emmy nominations), a Grierson Award (for best science documentary), a Peabody Award, and many others.
He has made films with New York Times bestselling authors Stephen Hawking, Brian Greene and Thomas Friedman, as well as IVF pioneer Robert Winston, actor and producer Danny Glover and writer and performer Alexei Sayle.
In the Department of Theatre, Film and Television, he is Programme Director of the MA in Digital Film and Television Production. He teaches documentary, directing and cinematography.
He is a film-voting member of BAFTA.
He continues to work as a producer, director, writer and cinematographer, and is in development on a feature documentary.
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Jason and the Internauts
Hickman, D., Nov 2012, In: Journal of Human Rights Practice. 4, 3, p. 475-480 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Der Heilige Krieg: Terror für den Glauben
Translated title of the contribution :Holy War: Terror and Faith Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Slavery: A 21st Century Evil
Hickman, D., 10 Oct 2011Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Truth claims, activism and cultural practice
4/11/16 → …
Project: Other project › Research collaboration
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False Flags, True Lies: False Flags, True Lies: Science and recycled photography in conspiracy theories after 9/11
2/01/14 → …
Project: Other project › Research collaboration
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Tales from Two Cities: Ten Years in Megaslums of Karachi and Mexico City
31/03/17 → 30/03/18
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Activities
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Roundtable on Urban Violence
David Hickman (Invited speaker)
17 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Participatory design and documentary filmmaking
David Hickman (Invited speaker)
25 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) (External organisation)
David Hickman (Member)
1 Jul 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Professional body
Prizes
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Silver Dragon Award, Beijing Film Festival, for The Elegant Universe
Hickman, David (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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'Ten Best Movies of 1992' (Los Angeles Times): A Brief History of Time
Hickman, David (Recipient), 1992
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Documentary, Seattle International Film Festival: A Brief History of Time
Hickman, David (Recipient), Jan 1992
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)