Nicholas was born in San Francisco and grew up in San Diego, Sacramento and New York. He started college at UC Santa Cruz before transfering to Brown where he graduated with a degree in philosophy. After graduation he moved back to New York where he spent a year working for a production company that made documentaries for PBS and the History Channel. He then moved to Berlin and spent a year traveling, teaching English and learning German.
Nutkin's Last Stand
HD video
18:10 min.
Something is rotten in England.
A plague of North American gray squirrels is threatening the beloved native red squirrel. This has triggered
outrage among many Britons and a wide range of organizations and individuals have stepped forward to take up
the red squirrel's cause.
The Legend of Rosalie More than 200 hundred feet below sea level, in the little desert community of Slab City, a beautiful and bubbly woman built a library out of salvaged objects.
16mm color film
10:11 min.
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:
- Critics' Choice Award, Film Festival at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland, 2007
- The SF Indie Docfest, 2007
- Big Sky Film Festival, Montana, 2008
- First Glance Film Festival, 2008
- Mendocino Film Festival, 2008
Clearing the Air
Co-directed by Nick Berger
and Emmanuel Dayan
Digital Video - Widescreen
12:02 min
A glimpse into the lives of three people who suffer from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) a condition in which people
become intolerant of small doses of a wide range of common chemicals found in our environment.
The Man With the Electric Boots
16mm black and white film
4 min.
Profile of an inventor who has built himself a pair of
electric boots to deal with the problem of his perpetually cold feet.
FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS:
- Big Sky Film Festival, Montana, 2008
- Ann Arbor Film Festival, 2008
- Mendocino Film Festival, 2007