Nicholas M. Garofolo

After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a prostitute convinces him to fight crime. And ninjas.

RAW SEWAGE is a collection of sketches making fun of TV, the web, news and advertisements. Allegra Ashton spoofs a News Reporter with an outrageous story, Viridiana Marquez has a questionable substance for Jet Lag, Alley Ninestein tells you why to drink cat pooh, Dave Sweeney explains fast weight loss, Maurice Tillmon has a jealous rant. The skits are written by Nicholas M. Garofolo who tells about an ambulance chasing attorney. RAW SEWAGE first screening was at the NY Underground Comedy Festival in May 2020 and then the Couch Film Festival in February 2021. In 2022 Raw Sewage screened at the New Generation International Film Festival and the SITD Film Festival.

Dave Slade (Nicholas M. Garofolo) faces a myriad of and external struggles in trying to figure out what's real or surreal. He encounters the threatening presence of Terranova,(Dakota Wollmer) a huge woman who claims she's from the future, and he experiences terrible nightmares that illuminate this dilemma she presents to him along with a Mystery Woman (Francia Fonseca). His Landlord, Mary Lee, (Rosie Xu) is a positive presence who helps him waddle through the murky waters of his polluted mind as Old Man (Dave Sweeney) mysteriously guides him to his destiny. Directed, Produced by and Written by Dave Sweeney Nicholas M. Garofolo Associate Producer, Cinematography and music by Marc Fratto, featuring "Glitter" by Giant Flying Turtles. Won "Best Psychedelic Fantasy Short Film " at Retro Avant Garde Film Festival NYC.

A rough-hewn Mennonite witnesses a meteor rip apart the skies on his farm, leaving behind a smoking crater filled with glowing corn husks. A lesbian couple unknowingly distributes the corn to un-suspecting Brooklynites through their food truck. An FDA agent with FBI dreams tries to track down a mysterious pod he’s only seen on Instagram. A woman in the midst of a late-20’s crisis is cleaning toilets when she starts noticing her co-workers changing. Each of them has a key to the puzzle. But can they figure out a way to stop an alien invasion before it’s too late? Or will they, too, succumb to the pods’ alluring glow? And how will they tell the difference between a Snatcher and a regular Brooklyn weirdo?

Blood Fear picks up 2 years after "2020" ends. Dave Slade (Nicholas M. Garofolo) had walked off into the Coney Island, NY sunset with his soon to be bride and landlord, Mary Lee. Now all is awry. Unfortunately, the young lass did die at the hands of the same forces who tried to take Slade down in 2020. But instead of Terranova there is now Krasota (Karoline Fischer), a blonde bronze babe back to the future. Slade must now navigate his way with this new foe or as Old Man (Dave Sweeney) thinks she's a hoe. Slade and his ex-CIA cohort must now figure out the way out of this new challenge to make things right for themselves and the world at hand. Past, Present and Future. Blood spills and there are many thrills and chills. Tune in but don't tune out. The 1960's sensibilities live with the life and times of Dave Slade.

An aging Cosmic Queen with a desire for youth turns to a crackpot professor for the fountain of youth.

Sketch / Skit comedy about 2 different twins and a strange dating website with weird daters.

A Muslim cop goes undercover at his estranged father's mosque while his daughter hides her passion for a forbidden dance, uncovering a shocking family secret.

Anthony's Delivery Hour usually runs like clockwork. Not tonight. His wife went into labor 20 minutes ago. His girlfriend is threatening to leave him if he doesn't meet up. A cocaine buy goes terribly wrong. And if the Nets tank in Game 7, so will Anthony's dream to move his family out of Red Hook Housing. Shot in real-time in 'One Continuous Take', Delivery Hour is a non-stop adrenaline ride through the streets of South Brooklyn to a Manhattan hospital.

The love of two young artists is put to the test when unsympathetic adults force the couple into isolation.

Dave Slade (Nicholas M. Garofolo) faces a myriad of internal and external struggles in trying to figure out what is real or surreal. He encounters the threatening presence of Terranova (Dakota Wollmer), a woman who claims she is from the future. Then Slade has to navigate his way with a new friend or foe, Krasota, (Karoline Fischer). His Landlord, Mary Lee (Rosie Xu), is a positive presence but she disappears as a result of Krasota who states it is futurist villain Riccoine, (Brett Wise) and his finger weapon. Then futuristic vampires come to Coney Island to cause havoc for Dave Slade, including one attractive blonde, Alvara, (Arina Ozerova) with alternative motives. Slade must navigate through the dark night on Coney Island as the vampires come out to feed including Alvara and her unwanted controlling Silas (Warren Chao). Slade and his ex-CIA cohort, Old Man, (Dave Sweeney) must figure out the way out of these challenges to make things right for themselves and the world at hand.

After locking himself out of his apartment, an introverted, heartbroken editor finds himself on an epic journey up, down and around his block with life-altering ramifications.

After posting a brash dating ad online, Marsha Day is thrown into the limelight when Perez Hilton shares the video with his legion of followers. Becoming a viral hit, Marsha is scooped up by a talent manager who creates a hit online channel based on Marsha's life and shenanigans. But as Marsha gains fame and fortune, she is forced to wrestle with her sense of identity in a celebrity-obsessed world. Things become hotter and more complicated when she's wooed by a handsome fitness entrepreneur who challenges her ideas of a fairy tale romance. Starring real Youtubers and innovatively told, Viral Beauty is an innovative tech-comedy not to be missed.

Ray Livingston is a relationship-blogging hack (“freelance writer, actually”) responsible for Brooklyn’s infamous blog, “Occasionally Dating Black Women.” The well-written, if not controversial, blog has generated some notoriety, but Ray is chafing from an overextended stay in New York, romantic ennui, and a stagnating writing career. After a particularly crappy week, he goes off on a tirade and harasses a gorgeous random passerby, only to discover that it’s Rochelle Marseille, one of New York’s up-and-coming authors. Moving to make amends in an effort to preserve his media clout, Ray is stunned when Rochelle gives him more than he ever thought she would.

A wild and strange collection of raw uninhibited uncut skits, sketches and spoofs that make fun of the world wide web. Everything from commercials to movies to series to the news are spoofed. Directed by Nicholas M. Garofolo Writing Credits Nicholas M. Garofolo, Ethan Pierce, Efrem Saliu, Maurice Tillmon, Thon Vaultron.

Dreamy college student Uma has a unique connection to the world around her. She can sense people’s thoughts as she navigates the urban jungle of New York City. However, when she begins receiving a series of bizarre and threatening messages from a mysterious character, “Red Rabbit,” she loses track of what’s real and what isn’t.

Futuristic vampires come to Coney Island to cause havoc for Dave Slade, including one attractive blonde with alternative motives. Dave Slade must navigate through the dark night on Coney Island as the vampires come out to feed. Slade gets warnings from ex-CIA operative and a future 'hologram'.

Kicked out of her mother's house, Hannah meets Fred, who offers her a place to crash at his seductive Airbnb. In no time at all, she strikes up a relationship with her soon to become fr-enemies, Holly and Lee, betrays Fred, scams a scandal-ridden politician, irritates a nosy neighbor and no help from a bribed detective. With no shortage of suspects to choose from, the question remains - what happened to Hannah?

A Nigerian single-mother living in America receives a revelation from her Pastor in Nigeria that her loving son Segun, a Doctor will father twin boys but in order for the revelation to come to fruition Segun must find a wife immediately. Feeling pressured by his Mother, Segun introduces different women to his mother, however, none are welcomed by her. On the other side of the grass, a Caribbean girl called Antoinette migrates to America to live with her African-American mother to pursue a career in acting. Antoinette's mother desperately wants her to find a boyfriend but warns her to never ever date a Nigerian. The two worlds collide when Segun falls head over heels for Antoinette; he asks her to pretend to be a Nigerian so that his mother would like her but through a series of events both families discover that they are closer than they imagined.

1500 Actors from all around the World help create a very unique and groundbreaking Feature Film.

A man, John Calavanico, crosses the precipice from sanity to insanity killing his roommate, then the roommate’s long lost daughter and mother and another man. A detective, Nicholas M. Garofolo, is saved by the zombie bodies. With Allegra Ashton, Jolie Curran and Ashish Patel. Director and Writer Dave Sweeney. Cinematography by Marc Fratto

A disturbed loner suffering from insomnia goes through a series of bad luck and becomes detached from reality. As he falls asleep his nightmares seem to become reality.

YouTube sensation Maria strives to offer her audience the best coverage of local events. Gone are her days of covering the local pie eating contest and best pig-in-show. On to bigger and better things, the eager film crew investigates an abandoned mental asylum. Unfortunately, Maria and her crew are themselves about to become the subjects of this horrific story.

A blocked writer is made a proposition by the spirit of her celebrated-author cousin: 'Find my killer and I will finish your novel.'