NICHOLAS THURKETTLE
(Cinematographer/Editor/Producer/Writer/Director)
Nicholas Thurkettle’s short films have played over 50 worldwide film festivals, winning awards including Best Director and People’s Choice – Best Short Film. He also directed the web series pilot “Ass In Assassin” and the music video “Sitting on the Launchpad” for the band Freefall Rescue. A WGA screenwriter, he sold the comedy Queen Lara to Room 9 Entertainment (Thank You For Smoking,) optioned the thriller 7 Red and the comedy Sir Sandy to producers, and collaborated with director Antonio Negret (“Arrow”, “Lethal Weapon”,) on the action thriller Under the Knife. He wrote the sci-fi anime “Children of Ether” for the Crunchyroll Network, which debuted on over 300 U.S. movie screens.
He co-produced the award-winning horror/romance feature A Ghost Waits from director Adam Stovall, now distributed by Arrow Video, and produced the horror film The Buildout from writer/director Zeshaan Younus. He is the co-author (with MF Thomas) of two sci-fi/thriller novels – Seeing by Moonlight and A Sickness in Time, and author of the short story collection Stages of Sleep. He spent five years as a short film programmer for the Newport Beach Film Festival, and regularly consults with other filmmakers on their own festival submission strategies.
NIKKI NINA NGUYEN
(Makeup & Hair/Costume & Props/Cast)
Nikki Nina Nguyen studied makeup design at the EI School of Professional Makeup in Hollywood, and is an enthusiastic creative that enjoys cosplaying and fabrication, as well as a martial artist and professional archery instructor. She has provided makeup and special effects makeup for short films like R&R, Crappy Birthday, Evie, For Closure, Sunspot, What Katy Did, and web series such as Isla Vista: The Rock Opera, BIFL, and Passage. Three Ninety Five is her first major acting role.
ELIZABETH SERRA
(Assistant Director/Production Crew/Producer)
Elizabeth Serra studied at the American Conservatory Theatre and British American Drama Academy in London. After moving to Los Angeles, she transitioned from directing theatre to directing film, writing and directing True Colors and Hell’s Little Angel. She won the Best Woman Filmmaker Award at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival for her dark comedy, Skin Deep. Her short comedy A Made Bed won the Grand Jury Prize at the Broad Humor Film Festival while playing headline festivals such as Newport Beach, Pasadena and Julien-Dubuque.