Mike Day | |
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Born | Michael George Waldron Day 13 November 1979 |
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation(s) | Director, Writer, Cinematographer |
Awards | 2017 Peabody Award; 2017 Phoenix Film Festival - Best World Cinema Documentary; 2017 Hot Docs - Emerging International Filmmaker; 2017 DOC NYC - Grand Jury Prize |
Michael George Waldron Day (born 13 November 1979) is a documentary filmmaker from North Berwick, Scotland. His films explore the experiences of people from isolated and marginalised communities who are maintaining old traditions in modern times, and the social and environmental questions these raise. He won a Peabody Award and was nominated for an Emmy for his 2016 film The Islands and the Whales.[1]