Stanley Nelson 2016 Visionaries Tribute Lifetime Achievement Award

Stanley Nelson is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, MacArthur “genius” Fellow, member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has multiple industry awards to his credit. Nelson is the director of documentary features including Freedom Riders, Jonestown: The Life and Death of People’s Temple and The Murder of Emmett Till. He is also co-founder of Firelight Media, a non-profit organization that provides technical education, funding and professional support to emerging documentarians.

[Biography from 2016]