Nicholas Santos
Director/Producer/Development
- Role
- Creative Development at Taylor James Ltd
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nicholas Santos
Nicholas Payne Santos is a filmmaker based in NYC. He was born and raised on Cape Cod and is bi-racial (Black/white). Santos received his Film MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts in 2019. Nicholas’ feature directorial debut IT CUTS DEEP was released by Dark Sky Films in 2020. It made its World Premiere at Nightstream. The film is currently available on Tubi and was previously on Showtime, Paramount+, Shudder and AMC+. The feature UNCLE PECKERHEAD, produced by Santos, was released in 2020 by Epic Pictures. The film currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Nicholas’ short films MOTHER F**KER and HOLIDAY FEAR were both picked up for streaming by Arrow in 2021. Santos has multiple films in development and post-production. In 2023, Nicholas produced the horror feature BLEEDING, which is currently in post. In ‘22, Santos produced the thriller BURY ME WHEN I’M DEAD which was selected for the 2023 Cannes Marche du Film’s Frontieres Market - Buyer’s Showcase. In ‘21, his supernatural horror project STRANGE CREATURES was selected for Fantasia’s Frontieres Market. Nicholas’ screenplay YOU KILL ME was selected for Columbia’s Blue List in partnership with The Black List. Santos produced the supernatural horror feature THE ARBORIST, which is currently in post.
Experience
Creative Development
Sep 2022 — Present · NY, US
Education
Ithaca College
B.S.
2006 — 2010
Columbia University in the City of New York
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
2016 — 2019
Skills
- Photography
- Canon Dslr
- Apple Color
- Grant Writing
- Short Films
- Independent Film
- Apple Compressor
- Editing
- Video Production
- Music Videos
- Public Speaking
- Video
- After Effects
- Photoshop
- Cinematography
- Directing
- Final Cut Pro
- Apple Motion
- Non-Profits
- Film Production
- Social Media
- Adobe Photoshop
- Color Correction
- Redcine-X
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Cinema Tools
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