My story here.
Nick J. Santore is a filmmaker, creative director, and designer. He grew up watching the Bulls with his grandma in the suburbs of Chicago and riding go-karts and BMX bikes in the suburbs of Arizona. His upbringing sparked his love of producing coming-of-age and family focused work; most notably the short documentary NICK SANTORE, which examines his own father-son relationship. While in Chicago, he co-founded the production company Strange Loop, where he spearheaded branded films and content for Nike, Jordan, Uber, Wrangler, Clif Bar, and Intel.
Upon his move to LA, he formed the motion picture co-op COY COYOTE and produced MY DUDUŚ, a short documentary about a lonely mother raising a squirrel. The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival, landed on the The New York Times and PBS, was recognized as one of the Best Short Documentaries of the year by the Hollywood Reporter, and received the Best Documentary and Audience Choice awards on Short of the Week.
Nick is currently developing and producing a feature film alongside writer/director Alexandra Leopold and is in post-production on his directorial debut short documentary.
Upon his move to LA, he formed the motion picture co-op COY COYOTE and produced MY DUDUŚ, a short documentary about a lonely mother raising a squirrel. The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival, landed on the The New York Times and PBS, was recognized as one of the Best Short Documentaries of the year by the Hollywood Reporter, and received the Best Documentary and Audience Choice awards on Short of the Week.
Nick is currently developing and producing a feature film alongside writer/director Alexandra Leopold and is in post-production on his directorial debut short documentary.