and it's historically true. This is the accomplishment." Raoul Peck had the opportunity to renew this type of collaboration in the United States with writer Russel Banks (with two ongoing projects). On his interest in social issues The documentary approach is similar to that of the fiction for Peck (voice-over, a mix of politics, history, memory, poetry). For that matter, whether it be Haitian Corner, Lumumba, Sometimes in April, or L'Affaire Villemin, the uses of reality, documents, and truthful and lived details, is constant. Simultaneously, his films' political and personal factors are affected by his interest in politics and social issues. He says, "I came into the film industry because of politics, because of content—not because I wanted to make Hollywood films." Peck wants to change the way people view history; he would like to make audiences feel and cause a reaction within them. During an interview with Professor Meryem Belkaïd at Bowdoin College in Maine, Peck stated, "Especially in America, cinema is an industry that claims that its purpose is entertainment … The tendency is to please the audience, it is not so much to provoke." With this in mind, Peck's goal is to create films that are meaningful. Personal life Peck divides his time between Voorhees Township, New Jersey, U.S.; Paris, France; and Port-à-Piment, Haiti. Awards and accolades Human Rights Watch's Nestor Almendros Prize (1994) Sony Special Prize, Locarno Festival (for Chère Catherine, 1997) Human Rights Watch's Lifetime Achievement Award (2001) Procirep Prize, Festival du Réel (for Lumumba—Death of a Prophet, 2002) Best Documentary, Montreal World Film Festival (for Lumumba—Death of a Prophet, 2002) Jury member, Berlin International Film Festival (2002) Human Rights Watch's Irene Diamond Lifetime Achievement Award (2003) Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival Best Documentary Prize for Fatal Assistance (2013) Oscar nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category for I Am Not Your Negro, 89th Academy Awards Peabody Award for Exterminate All the Brutes (2021) Filmography Feature films Short films Television Publications J'étouffe. (2020) Éditions Denoël. ISBN 978-2207162385. (In French) Monsieur le Ministre... Jusqu'au bout de la patience.(2016) Velvet Editions. ISBN 9782913416000. (In French) Stolen Images: Lumumba and the Early Films of Raoul Peck. (2012) Seven Stories Press. ISBN 9781609803933. Peck, Raoul. (22 Feb 2018). Baldwin and Marx - Same Struggle?Talkhouse. https://www.talkhouse.com/baldwin-marx-struggle/ Peck, Raoul. (1 Feb 2017). Journeying With James Baldwin: A Personal Note from the Director of I Am Not Your Negro. Guernica. https://www.guernicamag.com/on-a-personal-note/ Peck,