Nicholas Emmanuele

Movies

The Killer
Electrician
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
Split Ends
Director of Photography
From the festering wound of an impulsive decision is born Isa's fear that her abuela is forgetting her. Any twenty-something could tell you they’ve chopped off their hair as a means of regaining agency in uncertain times. Instant regret: what if this exacerbates her dying abuela’s dementia? Instant defiance: her mother's disapproving opinion is unwelcome. The harder Isa bites down on the spot of her tongue that tastes like remorse, the more decapitated hair crawls up her drain pipes; a manifestation of her complex anticipatory grief. No choice but to confront it. This horror is a commentary on Latinx beauty standards––especially ones that concern women's hair and are perpetuated by mothers.
Endless Content Forever
Cinematography
A small Youtuber occasionally makes half ironic videos for few to see. A half narrative, half experimental view of the numb feeling of consuming endless amounts of content online instead of doing anything else, forever.
Dirtbag
Director of Photography
Harold has been given a bag of dirt, and he needs to get rid of it immediately.
Pilots
First Assistant Camera
Two Pilots present software at a convention after the tragic death of their friend.
Saint Frances
Grip
At the start of the summer, Bridget has an abortion just as she lands a much-needed job in affluent Evanston, Illinois — nannying a six-year old.