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About Me 
My name is Nicholas, but most people call me Nick. I'm 26 years old, living in New York and I work in film and television. I've always liked making things. From turning backyards into movie sets to directing shows for my family at holiday parties, to performing as a disc jockey at live events, I have always had my hands in producing content for an audience. Like most kids, the struggle to fit in often collided with me trying to find out who I was. Thankfully, I had an art teacher who helped me discover how rewarding visual-arts could be. Soon after I was drawn to photography and film. I studied liberal arts, photography, and filmmaking at Nassau Community College and Five Towns College in Long Island where I met like-minded individuals who shared in my passion for visual art. We were provided the tools and the support to create films together. This is where I learned how to tell visual stories. This is also where I developed my strength as a filmmaker.
Since graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Video, my short film, The Ghost-Eye Tree, has screened at Film Festivals around the country and I've been working as an editor at an Emmy Award winning production company in New York City. I currently live in Manhattan with my beautiful girlfriend in the quiet neighborhood of Gramercy.
Short Films
The Ghost-Eye Tee
Based on the beloved children's book of the same name, the film draws from the story written by John Archambault and Bill Martin Jr. and the illustrations rendered by Ted Rand to blend into this 12 minute film about family, courage, and the wonder of the imagination. When quarreling siblings John and Rebecca pass a spooky tree they believe to be haunted, their imaginations take them on an unforgettable journey. The film has screened in many cities around the country.
Television
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
I've had the pleasure of working for Linda Ellerbee's Production Company Lucky Duck Productions since June of 2008. I'm an Editor for their nationally acclaimed news magazine show Nick News With Linda Ellerbee. I work with award-winning producers and editors to create 22 minute documnetary style shows designed for kids and tweens. A show I edited won the 2011 Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program. Episodes air monthly, Sundays on Nickelodeon.
Nick News: A Gift of Life
Premiered Sunday, September 18, 2011
Nickelodeon
Nick News: Dangerous Crossroads: Human Animal vs. Wild Animal
Premiered Sunday, November 13, 2011
Nickelodeon
Recent News
Sept 10, 2011 - Nick News with Linda Ellerbee “Under The Influence: Kids of Alcoholics" wins the Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Nonfiction Program.