Bee Gees Doc Nominated for Six Emmys

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, which premiered on HBO in December 2020, has been nominated for six Emmys. Directed by Frank Marshall and produced by Nigel Sinclair of White Horse Productions, the film is the first project to include David Peck, president of Reelin’ in the Years, as executive producer. Reelin’ in the Years and White Horse signed a deal in 2019 to develop and produce new feature documentaries from the RITY archive, and more projects are set to be announced soon.

“Being one of the executive producers on The Bee Gees doc, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, was such an honor and I want to give big congratulations to the amazing production team at White Horse Pictures (Nigel Sinclair, Aly Parker, Nick Ferrall, Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann) who have allowed me to be part of their world,” said Peck. “When, not if, they win these awards, I will be home beaming from ear to ear. I’m excited to be working with them as executive producer on some other projects that are equally exciting and once they have been announced I can share that info.”

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, is up for honors in the following Emmy categories: writing, sound mixing, sound editing, editing, directing and Outstanding Doc/Non-Fiction Special.

When asked why Nigel Sinclair wanted to create projects with RITY he responded, “Of course, David runs this amazing library, but he also brings to the table the passion and commitment of a true archivist who cares deeply about the historical importance of footage and the need to preserve it. His invaluable advice to us on projects has gone way beyond just curating the footage he represents, and this new partnership is a chance for us to utilize his extraordinary knowledge to create some very high-level, archive-driven projects on subjects we all love. The main benefits are that David Peck’s skill, which is normally available to his customers through his ability to supply high quality material and advice is now actually harnessed with us to develop high quality archive-heavy projects.  David not only knows his own enormous archive like the back of his hand but he also has a producer and a storyteller’s point of view on how to use archive.  When you look at the way Reelin’ in the Years is organized, the scope of its library, and its sense that these are treasures, that vision is David’s.”