Kudos to Individual Peabody Award-winner Stanley Nelson, who was honored with a Career Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association over the weekend! #documentary #firelightfilms #stanleynelson #blackpanthers #freedomsummer #history #peabodyawards (at Peabody Awards)

Peabody Conversations: Stanley Nelson

Stanley Nelson has directed a trio of Peabody-winning documentaries that have become landmarks in documentary filmmaking and have deepened our understanding of the Civil Rights struggle: The Murder of Emmett Till, Freedom Summer and Freedom Riders. For this deeply influential and revealing body of work on a wide range of social justice issues, he was the recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal, presented to him by President Barack Obama, and a MacArthur “Genius” grant. Eight of his films have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and he has won every major award in broadcasting.

Read the full winner's citation: peabodyawards.com/award-profile/stanley-nelson

#tbt to Stacey Holman, Cyndee Readdean and Stanley Nelson accepting the #Peabody for @americanexperiencepbs Freedom Summer. Be sure to check out our interview with them on our Facebook page or at the link in our bio #freedomsummer #freedom50 #blackhistorymonth #throwbackthursday

2014 #Peabody winner: American Experience: #FreedomSummer