DIRECTOR BIO
Nick interned at New Line Cinema in their post-production department since has worked as an executive assistant at Disney Channel, ABC Studios, ABC Signature and 20th Television. Nick puts his Film Production degree to use, independently directing and editing, music videos and short films including the comedy short Lunch Tattoo, co-written with Kimia Behpoornia. Lunch Tattoo was an official selection of Dances With Films LA and screened at festivals throughout the U.S. in 2023.
Nicholas is a Los Angeles based filmmaker from Allentown, PA. He received his B.A. in Film Production at Penn State University where he made a fake documentary short about Christo's art installation in Central Park actually being "Ostrich Traps", and it premiered at the Penn State Student Film Festival.
Nick currently volunteers for the non-profit Young Storytellers as a Head Mentor for their Script-to Stage Program. The program teaches 5th graders how to find their creative voice through writing a 5-page screenplay over the course of 8 weeks. Each 8-week session ends with a live performance of the kids' finished scripts and are acted out professional actors the kids at an assembly at their school.
Nick was a writer on UCB's house sketch comedy teams "Judith" and "Gorgeous". Nick produced regular sketch variety shows at the theatre including "That New New Show" with Private Street. Nick and creative partner Zach Fairless put a run of a 30 minute two person show "Very Nick and Zach: Now Is Tight"
From 2015-2020, Nick directed and edited videos with his 73 year-old father for YouTube and Instagram that were featured in GQ, Mashable, Huffington Post and NowThis News. The videos have receive endless sweet and positive comments on the internet including receiving a "Wholesome Award" on Reddit.
Nick's directed shorts Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad, The Strawberries which screened at festivals in 2025, and is preparing
to premiere a new short he made with his parents Guitar Lessons in 2026. In Guitar Lessons, he basically forced his dad to take guitar lessons with an epiphone he hadn't touched since the 60's for the film.