Nick Aquilino

Documentary Director/Editor at Dream Street North
Editor, Filmmaker and Producer

Los Angeles, California

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About Nick

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
"Genghis Heroes" (Documentary)
"On Borrowed Time" (Documentary)
"Steel Drums, Not Guns" (Documentary)
"The Brokaw Hoax" (Documentary)
"Takashi's Dream" (Documentary)
"Nutcracker: An American Nightmare" (Feature Film, released by Maxim Media)

EDITOR
“An Egypt Affair” Dramatic Feature (Winner, Best Editing, Marina del Rey Festival)
“When Houston Had the Blues” Documentary (Winner, Remi Award)
“Harlem to Hollywood” Documentary (Amazon Prime and TubiTV)
Promo for Hillary Clinton for President 2016 Campaign
“Disability Rights Advocates” Fundraiser Videos
“The Grid Code” NatGeo TV Pilot & 1st 4 Episodes
"The Hot Flashes" EPK Promos for Feature Film starring Brooke Shields
"Carlos Santana: Coming Home" Benefit Concert Video
, Promo video for Ray Manzarek
"Day of Redemption" (Feature Film)
"The Secret History of Money" (Internet series)
"Hooked on the Fly" (TV series)

ASSISTANT EDITOR
"Drama Camp" (Feature Film, LOGO TV)
"The Open Weekend" (Feature Film, LOGO TV)
“Have You Heard from Johannesburg?” (6 part documentary series, PBS)
“American Political Parties: The Democrats” (Documentary, PBS)

Full Biography
Currently, Editor for 2 major Documentaries (one on Amazon Prime) and a feature film.
Nick began as Assistant to the Producer on the PBS Documentary, “America’s Political Parties” followed by two years as an Assistant to the Producer for Alexandra Rose, the Oscar-nominated Producer of "Norma Rae," on the feature "Quigley Down Under." He was later a Story Analyst for Oscar winner Arnold Kopelson ("Platoon").
He attended the American Film Institute in the Graduate Producing Program, and was the Producer of two short 35mm films, under Panavision New Filmmaker's Program. Nick was hired as Research and Editing Assistant on the major PBS documentary series about Apartheid by Oscar-nominee Connie Field, “Have You Heard From Johannesburg?”
He was a Finalist in the Roy W. Dean Memorial Grant for two different documentaries. He produced the independent film "Nutcracker: An American Nightmare," made for a shoestring budget and sold worldwide. In 2008, Nick was hired to teach Editing, Film History, and Guerrilla Filmmaking at the International Academy of Film and Television.
He has also independently produced and directed two documentaries, "Takashi’s Dream," and "The Brokaw Hoax," and was co-Producer and Editor on "Steel Drums, Not Guns," and "On Borrowed Time. " and Producer and Editor of a documentary entitled "Genghis Heroes," about the children of Mongolia who are horse jockeys in a dangerous race called the Nadaam.
He is also the Editor of the Netflix series "Ancient Tomorrow" and was a temporary Editor for the WFOR-TV CBS Miami Investigative team, the pilot show of "The Grid Code" and a couple of projects for the Disability Rights Advocates and Disability Action for Hillary Presidential Campaign.

Unique traits: Taught Editing to students from all over the world (including Pakistan, Iran, Nigeria, Ghana, Bhutan, Korea, Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Mongolia, Czech Republic) at the International Academy of Film and TV.

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Male

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An Egypt Affair (2021 - 2022)
Drama by Princ Films Editor 4 American Tourists are vacationing on a boat on the Nile River in Egypt when one of them becomes the target of blackmailers looking for a payday.
When Houston Had the Blues (2017 - 2018)
Documentary by Photobooth Productions Editor The story of the musicians who made Houston a Blues City, including such heroes as Big Mama Thornton, Little Richard, Lightnin Hopkins, Jewelle Brown, Bobby Blue Bland, and hundreds of others.
Harlem to Hollywood (2016 - 2017)
Documentary by Swyer/Spurr Editor From Harlem to Hollywood is the story of Billy Vera, the first white man to ever sing on the stage of the Apollo Theater in Harlem at a very young age, and went on to write many songs for successful musicians like Dolly Parton, Lou Rawls, Robert Plant, and dozens of them went gold.
The Grid Code (2015 - 2016)
Internet Editor The goal of the Grid Code is to explain the meaning behind the monuments of ancient history, such as the Pyramids, which were much more than we believe and were constructed by an advanced civilization that disappeared many thousands of years ago.
Genghis Heroes (2013)
Documentary by Rider Spirit (Documentary) Producer/Editor The story of two boys who are horse jockeys in a death-defying race in Mongolia.
On Borrowed Time (2012)
Documentary by Knesset Pictures (Documentary) Co-Producer, Editor The story of the Israeli Mafia as told by one of the last remaining members, who turned informant for the FBI.
Steel Drums, Not Guns (2011)
Documentary by David Hess (Documentary) Co-Producer, Editor The invention of the Steel Drum and it's influence on the island of Trinidad -- and the creation of Steel Drum orchestras.
Hooked on the Fly (2010)
Television by Ghost Dance Productions (Reality-TV) Editor Adventure series about extreme fly-fishing for The Sportsman Channel