Nick Thompson is a filmmaker and photographer in Seattle, his hometown. He recently finished his feature film Skagit, an experimental thriller set in Washington State, which won Best Feature at Hastings Rocks Film Festival and Bleedingham, among other awards, and is distributed around the world through M.Y. Productions. He’s also worked in the editorial department on documentaries including Jim and Cameraperson, both of which premiered at Sundance.
Nick’s work has been presented at The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, Local Sightings Film Festival, and Northwest Film Forum. He was profiled as The Stranger’s Artist of the Week upon the release of his gallery show and fourth photo book, Curveball Karaoke, featuring portraits of people who sing karaoke at Lottie’s in Seattle. He’s a professor at Interlochen Academy’s online program a former teaching artist in local high schools through South End Stories. He recently finished his second feature screenplay, Decade, and is currently developing the project with producer Caleb Jaffe.