About
Nick August-Perna
Overview
Nick August-Perna is a New York–based filmmaker and documentary editor. His projects have enjoyed international theatrical release, and aired on National Geographic, PBS, and HBO. Among the works he has edited, directed, or produced: Colliding Dreams, a three-hour history of Zionism that opened in theaters in March 2016; a 2012 documentary for National Geographic on the world’s polluted oceans; and The Swell Season, a 2011 feature-length documentary about Academy Award-winning musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova that won awards internationally and was released theatrically in the U.S. and overseas. Nick also edited the Emmy-nominated short film Delano Manongs: Forgotten History of the United Farmworkers.
Known for
Directing |
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| 2023 | Tell Them You Love Me | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Oxy Kingpins | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 2012 | The Swell Season | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2021 | The Oxy Kingpins | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Knife Skills | Production | Co-Producer | 59 Average |
Camera |
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| 2012 | Birders: The Central Park Effect | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
Editing |
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| 2017 | Knife Skills | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Sacred | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Colliding Dreams | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Swell Season | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |