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Gun Nation
''Gun Nation'' is a 2016 documentary film directed and produced by British photographer and filmmaker Zed Nelson. The film explores issues surrounding gun ownership, gun violence, and gun culture in the United States and marks 18 years since the director's award-winning photography book of the same name. It was commissioned by ''The Guardian'' and by the Bertha Foundation, executive produced by Charlie Phillips (documentary films), Charlie Phillips and released online on 16 September 2016. The film was the first production to be screened in the documentary section of ''The Guardian''. References External links Official website * * 2016 films British documentary films 2016 documentary films Gun politics 2010s British films {{poli-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zed Nelson
Zik Nelson (born 1965, 1967 or 1968), known professionally as Zed Nelson, is a British documentary photographer and filmmaker who works on long-term projects about contemporary social issues. He lives in London. In 1998, his ''Gun Nation'' photography series, about guns in America, won the Visa d'or Feature Award at Visa pour l'Image and a First prize World Press Photo award. Prints from ''Gun Nation'' are held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In 2010, his ''Love Me'' photography series, about Western beauty ideals, won a First prize award from Pictures of the Year International. ''The Anthropocene Illusion'' is about the fractured relationship between humans and the natural world, for which he was awarded Photographer of the Year at the 2025 World Photography Organisation, Sony World Photography Awards. Nelson's films include ''Gun Nation'' (2016), a follow-up to his book; and ''The Street (2019 film), The Street'' (2019), about gentrification in Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |