Nic Davis

Davis was raised in Bozeman, Montana.{{Cite web |last=Hergett |first=Rachel |title=Bozeman filmmaker highlights Gorge experience |url=https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ruckus/film/bozeman-filmmaker-highlights-gorge-experience/article_7b5bb79a-3f6f-539d-aa06-5683c8e2c998.html |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Bozeman Daily Chronicle |date=21 February 2019 |language=en}} He graduated from Bozeman High School in 2006 and then attended college in Missoula where he graduated from The University of Montana with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. He currently lives between Los Angeles, CA and Bozeman.{{Cite web |title=Nic Davis |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8517544/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=IMDb}}{{Cite web |title=Festival Scope |url=https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/nic-davis |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=pro.festivalscope.com}}{{Cite web |title=Nic Davis |url=https://filmfreeway.com/NicDavis |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=FilmFreeway |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The story of the gorgeous Gorge finally hits the screen {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jul/15/the-story-of-the-gorgeous-gorge-finally-hits-the-s/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=www.spokesman.com}}

During the early part of his career, Davis worked as a director, cinematographer, and editor for networks and clients including BBC, Disney, Live Nation, Daimler-Benz, CNN, Bloomberg, Cadillac, Hulu, and Discovery. He was the director and cinematographer of the music video for JP Saxe's Sad Corny F*ck. Other artists and actors he has worked with include Jennifer Garner, Seth Rogen, Jason Mraz, Killer Mike (Run the Jewels), Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews. In 2011, he launched the production company, 4:08 Productions.{{Cite web |title=4:08 Productions {{!}} About {{!}} 4:08 Productions |url=https://www.408.productions/about |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=4:08 Productions |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=4:08 Productions {{!}} About us |url=https://www.media-match.com/usa/directory/408-productions-2026636 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=www.media-match.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Storyhunter |date=2021-02-23 |title=How Did This Director and DP Find Success in 2020 Despite Odds? |url=https://blog.storyhunter.com/how-did-this-director-and-dp-find-success-in-2020-despite-odds-1d6e5fe25223 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Medium |language=en}}

Davis’ most notable production is the film Enormous: The Gorge Story, a documentary about the Gorge Amphitheatre.{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2021-06-23 |title=See Pearl Jam Reminisce About Legendary 1993 Gig in 'Enormous: The Gorge Story' Clip |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-r-1993-gig-enormous-the-gorge-story-documentary-1188191/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Film pays tribute to Central Washington's Gorge Amphitheatre |url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/jul/08/film-pays-tribute-to-central-washington-gorge-amphitheatre/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=The Columbian |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Missoulian |first=NICK DAVIS for the |title=Big Sky Film Festival: The highlights from Friday's line-up |url=https://missoulian.com/missoula-dot-com/movies/big-sky-film-festival-the-highlights-from-fridays-line-up/article_627836f6-46ae-5c22-b779-05d7a104c836.html |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=missoulian.com |date=21 February 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Enormous: The Gorge Story |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movie-info/enormous-the-gorge-story |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Preview {{!}} Houston Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-07-20 |title='What an evolution': Gorge Amphitheatre documentary releases nationwide, week before concerts start up |url=https://www.kxly.com/what-an-evolution-gorge-amphitheatre-documentary-releases-nationwide-week-before-concerts-start-up/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=KXLY |language=en-US}} Enormous: The Gorge Story was directed by Davis and released theatrically in July 2021.{{Cite web |title=Topcount |url=https://www.topcount.co/tv/people/723426/nic-davis |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=www.topcount.co}}{{Cite web |last=Storyhunter |date=2021-02-23 |title=How Did This Director and DP Find Success in 2020 Despite Odds? |url=https://blog.storyhunter.com/how-did-this-director-and-dp-find-success-in-2020-despite-odds-1d6e5fe25223 |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Medium |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Kenny |first=Glenn |date=2021-09-30 |title='Enormous: The Gorge Story' Review: A Musical Paradise |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/30/movies/review-enormous-the-gorge-story.html |access-date=2022-09-14 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |title=Enormous: The Gorge Story – interview with Director Nic Davis & Producer Tim Jack – Wishlist Foundation |url=https://wishlistfoundation.org/news/enormous-the-gorge-story-interview-with-director-nic-davis-producer-tim-jack/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |language=en-US}}{{Citation |last=FM |first=Player |title=55 - Tim Jack and Nic Davis - Enormous: The Gorge Story |date=27 July 2021 |url=https://player.fm/episodes/298444206 |language=en |access-date=2022-09-14}}{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=Gorge Amphitheatre's mystique gets heartfelt tribute in new film 'Enormous: The Gorge Story,' screening at SIFF 2019 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/gorge-amphitheatres-mystique-gets-heartfelt-tribute-in-new-film-enormous-the-gorge-story-screening-at-siff/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}} In 2022, Davis won an Emmy for this documentary. He produced and directed Landscapes of a Western Mind: The Story of Ivan Doig, a documentary about American author and novelist Ivan Doig.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Maria Anderson ABC FOX |title=Fourteen films projects to shoot in Montana after being awarded $500,000 in grants |url=https://www.montanarightnow.com/missoula/fourteen-films-projects-to-shoot-in-montana-after-being-awarded-500-000-in-grants/article_c4b82fc2-96bc-11eb-a356-e7f959713b91.html |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=ABC FOX Montana |date=6 April 2021 |language=en}} The film's trailer was released in 2021. It premiered at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and was released on PBS in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Landscapes of a Western Mind : The Story of Ivan Doig |url=https://www.montanapbs.org/programs/landscapesofawesternmind/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=KUSM / MontanaPBS |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Ivan Doig: Landscapes of a Western Mind {{!}} Big Sky Documentary Film Festival |url=https://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/index.php/festival/films-2023-view/ivan_doig_landscapes_of_a_western_mind |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.bigskyfilmfest.org |language=en}}

In 2016, Davis and 4:08 Productions developed a series of short films called The Montana Sessions that featured performances by musicians from Montana. The series was nominated for Emmy's in 2019, 2021 and 2022 and aired on PBS.{{Citation |title=The Montana Sessions |url=https://www.pbs.org/show/montana-sessions/ |language=en |access-date=2022-09-14}}{{Cite web |title=The Montana Sessions |url=https://www.montanapbs.org/programs/montana-sessions/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=KUSM / MontanaPBS |language=en}}

Davis most recently directed 21 Miles, a documentary film about the Pacific Coast Highway. The documentary highlights the dangers of the route and chronicles the accidents and deaths that have resulted on the highway. The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The film received multiple awards at film festivals including at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and Malibu Film Festival.{{Cite web |last=Pratt |first=Sean |title=2023 Films {{!}} SBIFF |url=https://sbiff.org/2023-films/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |language=en-US}}

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