![]() ![]() The film was an international festival hit, winning a Special Jury Prize at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival and helping to establish Dick's position in the world of independent filmmaking. Sick examined the life of performance artist Bob Flanagan, who utilized sadomasochism as a therapeutic device to help cope with cystic fibrosis and agreed to participate in the documentary only if his eventual death was included. His first documentary feature, Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate (1986), enjoyed a successful festival run.ĭick spent the following decade pursuing a variety of projects while working on Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997). He studied at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, California Institute of the Arts, and the AFI Conservatory. ![]() He has also received numerous awards from film festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival and Los Angeles Film Festival.ĭick was born in Phoenix, Arizona. ![]() He received Academy Award nominations for Best Documentary Feature for directing Twist of Faith (2005) and The Invisible War (2012). Kirby Bryan Dick (born August 23, 1952) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor best known for directing documentary films. ![]()
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