Person
Nick August-Perna
Editing
Biography
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
The Swell Season
Editor
Colliding Dreams
Editor
Tell Them You Love Me
Director
The Ruins of Lifta
Editor
Birders: The Central Park Effect
Director of Photography
Sacred
Editor
The Oxy Kingpins
Producer
Knife Skills
Editor
The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes Of The United Farm Workers Movement
Editor
Filmography
- 2023Tell Them You Love MeDirector
- 2021The Oxy KingpinsProducer
- 2017Knife SkillsEditor
- 2016SacredEditor
- 2016The Ruins of LiftaEditor
- 2015Colliding DreamsEditor
- 2014The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes Of The United Farm Workers MovementEditor
- 2012Birders: The Central Park EffectDirector of Photography
- 2012The Swell SeasonEditor
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.