WESTHAMPTON
written & directed by CHRISTIAN NILSSON
Haunted by an accident he caused ten years earlier, a damaged film director is forced to go back to the scene of the tragedy and confront the old friends whose lives he ruined and a town that disdains him.
Jumping between present-DAY and an independent film he made about the accident, we learn the true events played out far differently than in his movie.
“A lot of these things in my movie didn’t happen. Or they didn’t happen the way I wrote them. But the feeling you have watching it, that’s real. So no, this isn’t a true story. But it’s truly how it felt.
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TEAM
CHRISTIAN NILSSON
PRODUCER / WRITER / DIRECTOR
Christian is an Emmy Award-winning video journalist, a producer at BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, and an award winning filmmaker. His short film “Excelsior” won the the 2017 Moët Moment Film Festival People's Choice Award. And his short documentary “Fight To Be The Oldest Bar In NYC” received an Emmy Award in 2017 for Best Historical Segment. Nilsson’s work has been featured on The Huffington Post, Esquire, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, and others.
saraleah cogan
PRODUCER
Saraleah was the associate producer on Rebecca Miller's 2015 film “Maggie’s Plan” starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, and Julianne Moore. She worked on the 2014 film “My Old Lady” starring Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, and Kristin Scott Thomas as the assistant to the producers. Additionally, she co-produced Christian’s award-winning short “Excelsior” in 2017.
ROB HINDERLITER
PRODUCER
Rob is a Grammy-nominated and Tony Award-winning Broadway producer and founder of R&D Theatricals. Select credits include: “All The Way” (Best Play 2014), starring Bryan Cranston; David Mamet’s “China Doll”, starring Al Pacino; the 2016 revival of “Spring Awakening”; and You Can’t Take it With You, starring James Earl Jones. Additionally, Rob was an executive producer on the 2017 film “Wakefield” which also starred Bryan Cranston.
ALEX ROBBINS
PRODUCER / LEGAL COUNSEL
Alex is a business and legal affairs attorney for First Look Media, an Oscar-winning media company that includes a digital, television, film, and podcast studio as well as digital video and editorial publication platforms. He was previously an associate at an LA-based entertainment law firm, where he represented clients in the television and motion picture industries, including producers, production companies, studios, and financiers. He received his B.A. from Skidmore College and his J.D. from Boston College Law School.