Barry Stevens (born 1952) is a

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-based writer and filmmaker. In 1997 he co-wrote (with Steven Silver) the

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-winning documentary '' Gerrie & Louise'', about the South African Truth Commission. Since this time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to documentary work, writing and directing several critically acclaimed documentaries including ''Offspring'' (2001) which won the Donald Brittain Award, the IDFA Audience Award, and was nominated for an Emmy and a Grierson, ''The Bomber's Dream'' (2006), ''Bio-Dad'' (2009) and ''Prosecutor'' (2010). Through the making of ''Offspring'' and ''Bio-Dad'', which chronicled the search for his own sperm-donor father, Stevens discovered he was one of 1000 potential offspring of Dr.

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, who ran a London-based fertility clinic between 1943 and 1962.

Awards and nominations

For ''Diary of Evelyn Lau''

* 1995:

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for "Best writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series"

For ''Gerrie and Louise''

* 1998: (with Steven Silver) Gemini Award for "Best Writing in a Documentary Program or Series" * 1998: (with Steven Silver)

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Award

For ''Offspring''

* 2001: Amsterdam International Film Festival Audience Award * 2001: Nominated for

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Gold Hugo Award for "Best Documentary" * 2002: Writers Guild of Canada Award

For ''The Bombers Dream''

* 2007: Writers Guild of Canada Award for "Best Writing in a Documentary"

For ''War Story''

* 2014:

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for "Best Direction in a Documentary Series" ("The Long Way Home")

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