NICHOLAS LUCIANO
Filmmaker

Nicholas is a Los Angeles based filmmaker from Eastern PA - he received his B.A. in Film and Video at Penn State where he screened his comedy short "Mad About Saffron" at the Penn State Student Film Festival. His short "Lunch Tattoo", co-written with Kimia Behpoornia, toured festivals in 2023 and was an official selection of Dances With Films LA, DC Shorts and is currently available to watch on Omeleto. Nick has written on house sketch teams and producer many live comedy shows at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Videos he's made with his 73 year-old father reenacting emotes from video games Super Smash Bros, Street Fighter and Overwatch have been featured in GQ, Mashable, Huffington Post and NowThis News. Nick also volunteers as a mentor at Young Storytellers, a non-profit that teaches 5th graders how to write a 5-page screenplay that's brought to life by professional actors on stage at an assembly at the kids school.