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, which produced David Mamet’s “China Doll” (2015) and the revival of “Spring Awakening” (2015). He was also an associate producer on the Tony Award-winning play “All The Way” which starred Bryan Cranston. Additionally, Rob was an executive producer on the 2017 film “Wakefield” which also starred Bryan Cranston.
ALEX ROBBINS
PRODUCER / LEGAL COUNSEL
Alex is an attorney for the LA-based entertainment law firm Reder & Feig LLP, where he represents clients in the television and motion picture industries, including producers, production companies, studios, and financiers. Alex previously represented legitimate theater producers and creatives in New York City and served as outside general corporate counsel to various media, cultural, and artistic start-ups and institutions. He received his B.A. from Skidmore College and his J.D. from Boston College Law School.