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Nick Doob

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love is a music-infused cinematic journey about the power of one man's voice to inspire millions.
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Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love (2008)
Nick Doob is known for The Alzheimer's Project (2009), The Weight of the Nation for Kids (2012) and Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert (2014).
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    The Alzheimer's Project (2009)
    The Alzheimer's Project
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Weight of the Nation for Kids (2012)
    The Weight of the Nation for Kids
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert (2014)
    Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
    American High (2000)
    American High
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Country Doctor (2025)
      Country Doctor
      7.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert (2014)
      Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • The Weight of the Nation for Kids (2012)
      The Weight of the Nation for Kids
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • The Fence (2010)
      The Fence
      6.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love (2008)
      Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Smile Pinki (2008)
      Smile Pinki
      7.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Robert Wuhl in Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl (2007)
      Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Carmen and Geoffrey (2005)
      Carmen and Geoffrey
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Persona Non Grata (2003)
      America Undercover
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Pandemic: Facing AIDS (2003)
      Pandemic: Facing AIDS
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Robert Oliver and Anna Threadgill in A Boy's Life (2003)
      A Boy's Life
      8.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Schooling Jewel (2002)
      Schooling Jewel
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2002)
      Elaine Stritch at Liberty
      8.5
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Isaac Hayes in Only the Strong Survive (2002)
      Only the Strong Survive
      6.6
      • Cinematographer (as James Desmond)
      • 2002

    Director

    • Country Doctor (2025)
      Country Doctor
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert (2014)
      Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Weight of the Nation for Kids (2012)
      The Weight of the Nation for Kids
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • The Alzheimer's Project (2009)
      The Alzheimer's Project
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)
      Al Franken: God Spoke
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (2006)
      Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
      8.4
      TV Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Carmen and Geoffrey (2005)
      Carmen and Geoffrey
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The First Amendment Project: Fox vs. Franken (2004)
      The First Amendment Project: Fox vs. Franken
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Persona Non Grata (2003)
      America Undercover
      6.9
      TV Series
      • co-director
      • 2004
    • A Boys Life
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Robert Oliver and Anna Threadgill in A Boy's Life (2003)
      A Boy's Life
      8.1
      • co-director
      • 2003
    • Schooling Jewel (2002)
      Schooling Jewel
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2002)
      Elaine Stritch at Liberty
      8.5
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Down from the Mountain (2000)
      Down from the Mountain
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2000
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Orin O'Brien in The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023)
      The Only Girl in the Orchestra
      6.6
      Short
      • additional cinematography
      • 2023
    • Medicating Normal (2020) (2022)
      Medicating Normal (2020)
      7.9
      • additional camera operator
      • 2022
    • Simple as Water (2021)
      Simple as Water
      6.9
      • camera
      • 2021
    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.9
      TV Series
      • camera: Excerpts and Footage from The Audition
      • additional camera
      • camera: Tan Dun's The First Emperor In Rehearsal at the Met (as Nicholas Doob)
      • 2007–2012
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • additional camera operator
      • 2011
    • Troubadours: Carole King/James Taylor & the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter (2011)
      Troubadours
      6.8
      • additional camera operator
      • 2011
    • I Can't Do This But I Can Do That: A Film for Families about Learning Differences (2010)
      I Can't Do This But I Can Do That: A Film for Families about Learning Differences
      7.1
      TV Short
      • additional camera
      • 2010
    • Kings of Pastry (2009)
      Kings of Pastry
      6.9
      • video operator
      • 2009
    • By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
      By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
      6.2
      • additional camera
      • 2009
    • The Alzheimer's Project (2009)
      The Alzheimer's Project
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • poster design: studio1500, san francisco
      Trimpin: The Sound of Invention
      7.9
      • additional cinematographer
      • 2009
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (2007)
      Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
      8.1
      • camera operator (segment "Who's Back")
      • 2007
    • Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)
      Al Franken: God Spoke
      6.4
      • camera operator
      • 2006
    • Lost Boys of Sudan (2003)
      Lost Boys of Sudan
      7.5
      • additional cinematographer
      • 2003

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    Personal details

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      • James Desmond
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    • Trivia
      Father of Crockett Doob, editor of Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012).

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