Zac James Nicholson is an American filmmaker born in New York City and living in Jackson Heights, Queens. His work as a director and cinematographer spans the medium from narrative to documentary film, and is regarded for its unique character-driven, cinematic perspective.

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Most recently, Zac was a cinematographer on the documentaries, Fauci, for National Geographic Films, as well as two PBS films, Chamber Music Society Returns and Nova's Ending HIV in America. He also shot the super16 narrative short film Gold and Mud which will premiere at festivals this winter.

 

Among a number of feature length projects currently in production, he is co-directing and shooting a documentary about a little known but highly influential 1970s New York area rock club, My Father's Place, and the unlikely impresario behind it. That project will be ready for festivals in the winter of 2023.

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Other Clients:

92nd Street Y / American Express / Andy Akiho / Band of Light /  Bravo! Vail / Carnegie Hall /

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center / CNN / CNNFilms / Concert4NYC / Deep Focus / The Emerson String Quartet / Global Citizen Festival / Ikana Media / Janssen Pharmaceuticals / Johnson & Johnson / Joshua Bell / La Jolla Music Society / Line By Line Productions / ma.ja.de Filmproduktions GmbH / Metropolis Ensemble / Montefiore Medical Center /  Music@Menlo / Nanette Lepore / National Geographic Documentary Films / New York Philharmonic / Ogilvy /

Reservoir Films / Riverkeeper / Robin Hood Foundation / Shmaltz Brewing Company / Sierra Tango Productions /

Story Syndicate / Sony Masterworks / The Knights / Tribeca Film Festival