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Francisco Bello(I)

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Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
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Our Nixon (2013)
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Francisco Bello, is an OSCAR® Nominated and EMMY winning filmmaker. He studied at the Cooper Union School of Art and after entry level work on films by Francis Ford Coppola, Kevin Smith, and Michael Moore (among others), he shot and produced "Salim Baba," nominated for an ACADEMY AWARD® for Best Short Documentary and an EMMY. He then produced and edited "War Don Don," which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, the first Karen Schmeer Award for Excellence in Documentary Editing, and two EMMY nominations. He co-directed "Dreaming Against the World," which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, screened at the closing night of DocNYC and at Asia Society. He also edited "The First Wave," which won Emmys for Outstanding Editing, Outstanding Cinematography and Best Documentary. Additional highlights include editing the SXSW Narrative Grand Jury winning "Most Beautiful Island," writing and editing the Peabody-winning "Best Kept Secret," editing the Emmy-winning "16 Shots," writing and editing the 2022 Emmy nominated films "Desert One" and "Takeover!" He is at work on his feature directorial debut, "The Photographer." He is a member of American Cinema Editors (ACE), the documentary branch of AMPAS and served on the board of Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. He has been awarded the Estela Award from the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), fellowships from the PBS/WGBH Producer's Academy, the Latino Producers Academy, Tribeca All Access, and grants from the Tribeca Film Institute, Vital Projects Fund, Urban Artists Initiative and Queens Council on the Arts, among others.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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Pacho Velez, Josh Alexander, Courtney Sexton, Francisco Bello, Sierra Pettengill, Alexandra Hannibal, and Amy Entelis at an event for The Reagan Show (2017)

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Code of the West (2012)
Code of the West
7.7
  • Editor
  • 2012
War Don Don (2010)
War Don Don
7.3
  • Editor
  • 2010
Ben Affleck and Raquel Castro in Jersey Girl (2004)
Jersey Girl
6.2
  • Editorial Department
  • 2004
The First Wave (2021)
The First Wave
7.0
  • Editor
  • 2021

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Editor

  • The Recall: Reframed (2022)
    The Recall: Reframed
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • Editor
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Op-Docs (2011)
    Op-Docs
    • Editor
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The First Wave (2021)
    The First Wave
    • Editor
    • 2021
  • Takeover (2021)
    Takeover
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Apart (2021)
    Apart
    • Editor
    • 2021
  • Desert One (2019)
    Desert One
    • Editor
    • 2019
  • 16 Shots (2019)
    16 Shots
    • Editor
    • 2019
  • The Interpreters (2018)
    The Interpreters
    • Editor
    • 2018
  • Out of My Head (2018)
    Out of My Head
    • Editor
    • 2018
  • ACORN and the Firestorm (2017)
    ACORN and the Firestorm
    • Editor
    • 2017
  • The Reagan Show (2017)
    The Reagan Show
    • Editor
    • 2017
  • Most Beautiful Island (2017)
    Most Beautiful Island
    • Editor
    • 2017
  • The University (2016)
    The University
    • Editor
    • 2016
  • Meghan O'Hara in The C Word (2016)
    The C Word
    • Editor
    • 2016

Writer

  • Takeover (2021)
    Takeover
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Desert One (2019)
    Desert One
    • writer
    • 2019
  • The Reagan Show (2017)
    The Reagan Show
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Best Kept Secret (2013)
    Best Kept Secret
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Defending Gideon (2013)
    Defending Gideon
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Code of the West (2012)
    Code of the West
    • written by
    • 2012

Producer

  • Dreaming Against the World (2014)
    Dreaming Against the World
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Op-Docs (2011)
    Op-Docs
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Code of the West (2012)
    Code of the West
    • producer
    • 2012
  • El espiritu de la salsa (2010)
    El espiritu de la salsa
    • producer
    • 2010
  • War Don Don (2010)
    War Don Don
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Salim Baba (2007)
    Salim Baba
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2007

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