Joan Churchill studied film at UCLA under Professor Colin Young, founder of the National Film School. After leaving UCLA, Joan shot the documentary An American Family and two feature films for Peter Watkins: Punishment Park and Evening Land. At the invitation of Young, she came to the UK to teach at the NFTS where she met Nick Broomfield and the two began a collaboration that has spanned thirty years.
She is the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement award from the International Documentary Association, and the first person to purely make documentaries inducted into the American Society of Cinematographers.
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His Big White Self (2006), Camera
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003), Director
, Camera
Biggie and Tupac (2002), Camera
Kurt and Courtney (1998), Camera
Lily Tomlin (1986), Director
, Producer
, Camera
Tattooed Tears (1982), Director
, Camera
Soldier Girls (1981), Director
, Camera
Marriage Guidance (1977), Director
, Camera
Juvenile Liaison (1975), Director
, Producer
, Camera
, Editor
Punishment Park (1970), Camera
Other Films
As director:
Jimi Plays Berkeley (1971)
Asylum (1992)
Arrested Development: In the House (1994)
As cinematographer/ camera:
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Celebration at Big Sur (1971)
An American Family (1973)
Aftenlandet (Evening Land) (1977)
The Last Campaign (1978)
No Nukes (1980)
Rush (1981)
80 Blocks from Tiffanys (1983)
Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
Comic Book Confidential (1989)
Twilight Los Angeles (2000)
Concert for George (2003)
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
Home of the Brave (2004)
Bastards of the Party (2005)
Awards
1982 BAFTA Flaherty Award - Soldier Girls
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