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- Birth nameNigel Brice Mackinnon Buesst
- Nigel Buesst was born on April 30, 1938 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Dead Easy (1970), Bonjour Balwyn (1971) and Carlton + Godard = Cinema (2003). He was married to Jan and Diane. He died on December 27, 2024 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- SpousesJan (divorced)Diane(? - December 29, 2024) (his death, 2 children)
- He freelanced in the 60's as a cameraman on various productions.
- Buesst has been described as "a living legend of Melbourne's film scene" and was a figure in the "Carlton wave" of Australian filmmaking.
- He was also a co-founder and the artistic director of the St Kilda Film Festival from 1986 to 1990.
- Nigel's main influences have been filmmakers who have achieved magic on minimal budgets, ranging from the British Free Cinema movement through to the French New Wave, to Andy Warhol in New York, Raul Ruiz, Werner Herzog, even the Dogma crowd.
- He has worked in various capacities, as film editor, cameraman, sound recordist, producer and director. He was particularly active in the '60s Carlton scene, made manifest in the doco Carlton + Godard = Cinema.
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