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Trey Nelson

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John (Josh Duhamel) is a small time crook who finds an unlikely accomplice in Louis (Josh Wiggins), a newly-orphaned teenage boy. As their open-road adventure progresses and John drags the kid on a string of robberies, the pair forge an unexpected and powerful bond.
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For the past two decades, Trey has directed and produced features, documentaries, television shows, and commercials that resonate with authenticity and intimacy.

His work has been featured at festivals around the world including the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, where he premiered the documentary 14 MINUTES FROM EARTH. In 2016, he wrote and directed the feature film LOST IN THE SUN starring Josh Duhamel. It was praised as "one of the most beautiful and best acted independent films of the year."

His most recent feature documentary, THE 5TH MAN, won 'Directing' awards at the 2021 Stony Brook Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, and 'Best Story' at the Boston Film Festival. Filmmaker Magazine celebrated the film as "one of those remarkable documentaries that tells an intimate human story but uses it as a springboard to tell the story of an entire era...one of the best films I've seen so far this year."
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    The 5th Man (2022)
    The 5th Man
    8.1
    • Director
    • 2022
    Josh Duhamel in Lost in the Sun (2015)
    Lost in the Sun
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2015
    Rubicon, Texas
    • Director
      Raccoon
      8.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006

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      Director



      • The 5th Man (2022)
        The 5th Man
        8.1
        • Director
        • 2022
      • I Am Rebel (2016)
        I Am Rebel
        6.9
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2016
      • Simply Laura (2014)
        Simply Laura
        8.0
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2016
      • Alan Eustace in 14 Minutes from Earth (2016)
        14 Minutes from Earth
        5.7
        • Director
        • 2016
      • Josh Duhamel in Lost in the Sun (2015)
        Lost in the Sun
        6.0
        • Director
        • 2015
      • Laurel House and Tripp Kramer in Love Bites (2015)
        Love Bites
        TV Special
        • Director
        • 2015
      • Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction (2011)
        Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction
        6.7
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2014
      • Jeff Mauro in Sandwich King (2011)
        Sandwich King
        7.2
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2014
      • Kelsey Nixon in Kelsey's Essentials (2010)
        Kelsey's Essentials
        7.7
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2010–2013
      • Redrum (2013)
        Redrum
        6.7
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2013
      • Keegan-Michael Key in Brain Games (2011)
        Brain Games
        8.2
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2013
      • 5 Ingredient Fix (2009)
        5 Ingredient Fix
        8.2
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2011
      • Alex Guarnaschelli in Alex's Day Off (2009)
        Alex's Day Off
        6.9
        TV Series
        • series director
        • 2009–2011
      • Jefferson (2010)
        Jefferson
        6.4
        TV Movie
        • Director
        • 2010
      • Winston Churchill in History (2000)
        History
        6.6
        TV Series
        • Director
        • 2010

      Producer



      • The Detonators
        • producer
        • Released
        • TV Series
        • 2009
      • The Real Face of Jesus?
        • producer
        • Pre-production



      • Nathaniel Meek in I Knew Him Well (2020)
        I Knew Him Well
        Short
        • producer
        • 2020
      • Viral: Antisemitism In Four Mutations (2020)
        Viral: Antisemitism In Four Mutations
        5.5
        • trailer producer
        • 2020
      • Trisha's Southern Kitchen (2012)
        Trisha's Southern Kitchen
        6.2
        TV Series
        • supervising producer
        • 2018–2019
      • The Cars That Made America (2017)
        The Cars That Made America
        7.7
        TV Mini Series
        • co-executive producer
        • 2017
      • Phil Keoghan in Explorer (2015)
        Explorer
        7.3
        TV Series
        • field producer
        • 2016
      • The Detonators (2009)
        The Detonators
        7.5
        TV Series
        • producer
        • 2009
      • Paranormal State (2007)
        Paranormal State
        5.4
        TV Series
        • producer
        • field producer
        • 2007–2008
      • Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal
        6.2
        TV Movie
        • field producer
        • 2007
      • Raccoon
        8.0
        Short
        • producer
        • 2006
      • Maybe Means No
        9.8
        Short
        • producer
        • 2002

      Second Unit or Assistant Director



      • Keegan-Michael Key in Brain Games (2011)
        Brain Games
        8.2
        TV Series
        • white screen director
        • 2014
      • The Agency
        4.0
        TV Series
        • field director
        • 2005
      • Jai Rodriguez, Ted Allen, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, and Kyan Douglas in Queer Eye (2003)
        Queer Eye
        6.4
        TV Series
        • field director
        • 2003–2007

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      • What is Trey Nelson known for?
        The 5th Man, Rubicon, Texas, The Real Face of Jesus?, and Lost in the Sun
      • How many awards has Trey Nelson won?
        3 awards
      • How many award nominations has Trey Nelson received?
        3 nominations

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