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Michael Nigro

New York, NY

http://staffmeup.com/profile/nigrotime

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Award-winning filmmaker, Emmy-nominated writer-director-shooter & multimedia journalist (BuzzfeedNews, NowThis, Gett). From the big screen to broadband: narrative, comedy, vérité, hidden camera, doc, news, music, food, nature, game show, recre & reality.

Credits

8/19 – 8/20

Show Director and Lead Creative TED World Theater – Ted

ted.com — Live/Special Event — Bluegrass Films

8/19 – 8/20

8/18 – 8/19

Director (Producer) – What's Your Problem? (Season 1)

Facebook Watch — Digital — Atomic Entertainment

8/18 – 8/19

11/17 – 11/18

Reporter (Multimedia Journalist, Correspondent ) – BuzzFeed News

TV — BuzzFeed

11/17 – 11/18

3/17 – 3/18

Director – IMG

Ipic Theaters — Advertising — Atomic Entertainment

3/17 – 3/18

11/17 – 11/17

Showrunner (Director/Producer) – Go B4 It's Gone (Season 1)

Facebook Watch — Digital — PITH Productions

11/17 – 11/17

8/17 – 11/17

Showrunner (Director (Producer)) – Srsly Science (Season 1)

Facebook Watch — Digital — PITH Productions

8/17 – 11/17

Showrunner (Director/Producer) – Rescue Pet Surprise (Season 1)

The Weather Channel — Digital — PITH Productions

8/17 – 11/17

2/17 – 5/17

Interveiw Producer – The Cars That Made America

History — TV — Magilla Entertainment

2/17 – 5/17

12/16 – 12/16

News Photographer (Reporter, Essayist) – Standing Rock DAPL

TV — Various News Outlets Details

12/16 – 12/16

Multi-media content provider, stills, video, essay, streaming.

8/15 – 8/16

Director (Writer, Producer, Camera) – (UN)CAGED

Film (Feature-length) — Partially Submerged Details

8/15 – 8/16

Inmates collaboratively pen a play about the U.S. prison system under the tutelage of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Chris Hedges, who is so inspired by their work he promises to them that somehow he’ll stage the play.

6/16 – 7/16

Director (DP) – Seattle Homeless Project (Pilot)

Sizzle Reel — TV — Lucky 8

6/16 – 7/16

5/16 – 6/16

Director – Tiny Houses

Zillow TV — Digital — Small Screen Film and Television Pvt. Ltd

5/16 – 6/16

10/15 – 1/16

Director – Driven To Love (Season 1)

WE tv — TV — Lion Television

10/15 – 1/16

11/15 – 11/15

Director – Am I in a Relationship (Pilot)

TBS — TV — Lion Television

11/15 – 11/15

10/15 – 10/15

Director – Todd Chrisley Project (wt) (Pilot)

USA Network — TV — Embassy Row

10/15 – 10/15

9/15 – 9/15

Director (RECREATIONS) – Proof Positive (Pilot)

History — TV — Lucky 8

9/15 – 9/15

3/15 – 3/15

Director – Kingsford Invitational

Destination America — Live/Special Event — Citizen Pictures

3/15 – 3/15

12/14 – 2/15

Director (Writer) – Strangers with Candor (Pilot)

Internet — TV — Partially Submerged Details

12/14 – 2/15

Branded Entertainment series...

1/15 – 1/15

Executive Producer (EP) – Saatchi & Saatchi

Toyota — Advertising — Visual Goodness Details

1/15 – 1/15

Series of spots for Toyota Corolla

12/14 – 12/14

Director – The Big Picture with Kal Penn (Season 1)

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios Details

12/14 – 12/14

11 episode studio

11/13 – 12/14

Director – Brain Games (Season 4)

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios

11/13 – 12/14

6/13 – 11/13

Director – Brain Games (Season 3)

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios

6/13 – 11/13

5/13 – 5/13

Director – Saatchi & Saatchi

Toyota — Advertising — Partially Submerged

5/13 – 5/13

8/12 – 5/13

Director – Brain Games (Season 2)

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios

8/12 – 5/13

1/13 – 1/13

Director – Arnold Worldwide

Lee Jeans — Advertising — Visual Goodness

1/13 – 1/13

1/10 – 1/13

Director – Cash Cab

Discovery — TV — Lion Television

1/10 – 1/13

12/12 – 12/12

Director (Writer) – The Nowherenauts - Warned You

Music Video — Partially Submerged

12/12 – 12/12

11/12 – 11/12

Director – Taxi

Blue Shield — Advertising — Visual Goodness

11/12 – 11/12

10/12 – 11/12

Director (Creator, Executive Producer) – Fishin' Impossible (Pilot)

Fox Sports — TV — Partially Submerged

10/12 – 11/12

9/12 – 9/12

Director – Avrett Free Ginsberg

Zostrix — Advertising — Partially Submerged

9/12 – 9/12

6/12 – 8/12

Director (Writer) – Jersey Closers (Season 1)

HGTV — TV — Paperny Entertainment

6/12 – 8/12

1/10 – 3/12

Director (Editor) – IMG FASHION WEEK

Live/Special Event — IMG Media

1/10 – 3/12

1/12 – 1/12

Director

AT&T — Advertising — Nuworld

1/12 – 1/12

9/11 – 10/11

Director (Creator, co-Executive Producer) – Redneck Riviera (Season 1)

VH1 — TV — VH1

9/11 – 10/11

9/11 – 9/11

Director – Donat Wald + Haque

21st Century Insurance — Advertising — Visual Goodness

9/11 – 9/11

8/11 – 8/11

Director

Kohls - Bobby Flay Cookware — Advertising — Rock Shrimp Productions

8/11 – 8/11

4/11 – 7/11

Director – Brain Games (Season 1)

National Geographic — TV — Alfred Street Industries

4/11 – 7/11

3/11 – 6/11

Writer – Pop-Up Video (Season 7)

VH1 — TV — Eyeboogie

3/11 – 6/11

5/11 – 5/11

Consulting Producer – Extra

CBS Details

5/11 – 5/11

creative consultant on re-brand of show

4/11 – 4/11

Director – Saatchi & Saatchi

Toyota — Advertising

4/11 – 4/11

3/11 – 3/11

Director – Publicis Modem

LG — Advertising — Visual Goodness

3/11 – 3/11

2/11 – 3/11

Director (Writer, co-EP) – Dating Detectives (Pilot)

Discovery — TV — Partially Submerged

2/11 – 3/11

5/10 – 3/11

Director – Real Estate - Live Performance

Music Video — KidRockers USA

5/10 – 3/11

2/10 – 3/11

Director (Writer) – Make My Day (Season 2)

Game Show Network — TV — Embassy Row

2/10 – 3/11

1/09 – 3/11

Director – KidRockers

IFC — Live/Special Event — Partially Submerged

1/09 – 3/11

1/11 – 2/11

Director – Casserole Queens (Pilot)

Cooking Channel — TV — Embassy Row

1/11 – 2/11

10/10 – 1/11

Director (Writer) – Phowned! (Season 1)

Spike TV — TV — Atlas Media Corp

10/10 – 1/11

9/10 – 9/10

Director – Doug Gillard - Symbols and Signs

Music Video — Acme Pictures

9/10 – 9/10

8/10 – 8/10

Director – Mr. & Mrs. All Stars

BBC — TV — ITV Studios America

8/10 – 8/10

7/10 – 8/10

Director (Creator, co-Executive Producer) – The Outsider (Pilot)

National Geographic — TV — Partially Submerged

7/10 – 8/10

5/10 – 8/10

Co-Producer – Con Artist

Film (Feature-length) — Acme Pictures

5/10 – 8/10

5/08 – 5/10

Producer/Shooter – Con Artist, Documentary

Film (Feature-length) — The Group Entertainment, Plug Ugly, Acme Pictures

5/08 – 5/10

2/09 – 5/09

Series Director – Make My Day (Season 1)

TV Land — TV — Monkey Kingdom Productions

2/09 – 5/09

5/03 – 9/07

Director (Writer, Producer) – American Cannibal: The Documentary

Film (Feature-length) — Acme Pictures

5/03 – 9/07

9/06 – 12/06

Producer – American Cannibal: The Road to Reality

Film (Feature-length) — Acme Pictures

9/06 – 12/06

7/03 – 7/04

Director – Boiling Points (Season 1)

MTV — TV — Fractured Hip

7/03 – 7/04

4/03 – 3/04

Director (Writer) – Creative Process 473

Film (Feature-length) — CBS Television Studios

4/03 – 3/04

3/02 – 6/02

Camera Operator – Uncensored Comedy That's Not Funny

Trio — TV — Robert Small Entertainment

3/02 – 6/02

3/01 – 6/01

Writer – Pop-Up Video (Season 6)

VH1 — TV — Eyeboogie

3/01 – 6/01

2/99 – 1/01

Writer – Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Season 1)

ABC — Embassy Row

2/99 – 1/01

3/00 – 6/00

Writer – Pop-Up Video (Season 5)

VH1 — TV — Eyeboogie

3/00 – 6/00

3/99 – 6/99

Writer – Pop-Up Video (Season 4)

VH1 — TV — Eyeboogie

3/99 – 6/99

3/98 – 6/98

Writer – Pop-Up Video (Season 3)

VH1 — TV — Eyeboogie

3/98 – 6/98

1/96 – 12/97

Writer – Pop-Up Video (Season 1)

VH1 — TV — Spin The Bottle

1/96 – 12/97

3/97 – 6/97

Writer – Pop-Up Video (Season 2)

VH1 — TV — Eyeboogie

3/97 – 6/97

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Unions

Writers Guild of America (WGA)

Orgs

National Press Photographers Association

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Skills

Adobe Premiere
Shooter
3 directing Emmy noms
3 writing Emmy noms

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