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Nicholas Santos

Nicholas Payne Santos is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He was born and raised on Cape Cod, Massachusetts and is bi-racial (Black/white). Santos received his Film MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts in 2019. He attended Ithaca College, where he graduated in 2010 with a B.S. in Cinema & Photography. Nicholas' feature directorial debut IT CUTS DEEP was released by Dark Sky Films in …

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PENITENCE

PENITENCE · 2023

A man interrogates a sinister priest - a mysterious individual who committed a twisted murder.

Mother Fucker

Mother Fucker · 2018

Charles is deeply in debt and desperate to save his kidnapped dog. In a last-ditch effort to secure the ransom, Charles returns home to ask his wealthy, widowed mother for help. An unimaginable bargain is struck.

Uncle Peckerhead

Uncle Peckerhead · 2020

Uncle Peckerhead

MovieHorrorComedy

When a punk band scores their first tour, life on the road proves tough when they are joined by a man-eating demon as a roadie.

Holiday Fear

Holiday Fear · 2017

MovieComedyHorror

In the final act of a slasher film, Bruce attempts to reclaim his manliness and impress the final girl by finishing off the killer.

Bleeding

Bleeding · 2025

MovieHorrorThriller

In a world where vampire blood is harvested as a drug, two desperate teenagers on the run from a vicious dealer break into an empty house and find a sleeping girl locked inside.

Former Things

Former Things · 2014

MovieDramaHorror

Alex, a travel-worn survivor in a desolate world, returns to his childhood home to find not only artifacts of his youth, but also the plague-ridden body of his recently deceased father.

Bury Me When I'm Dead

Bury Me When I'm Dead · 2025

Bury Me When I'm Dead

MovieHorrorMystery

After failing to fulfill his wife's dying wish, a series of unexplainable, horrific events leads a man to believe she's returned to get revenge on him and his pregnant mistress.

The Ramens

The Ramens · 2015

MovieComedyFantasy

A father and son discover Ramen while hunting in the woods.

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PENITENCE

PENITENCE · 2023

A man interrogates a sinister priest - a mysterious individual who committed a twisted murder.

Writer

Mother Fucker

Mother Fucker · 2018

Charles is deeply in debt and desperate to save his kidnapped dog. In a last-ditch effort to secure the ransom, Charles returns home to ask his wealthy, widowed mother for help. An unimaginable bargain is struck.

Director

Uncle Peckerhead

Uncle Peckerhead · 2020

Uncle Peckerhead

MovieHorrorComedy

When a punk band scores their first tour, life on the road proves tough when they are joined by a man-eating demon as a roadie.

Producer

Holiday Fear

Holiday Fear · 2017

MovieComedyHorror

In the final act of a slasher film, Bruce attempts to reclaim his manliness and impress the final girl by finishing off the killer.

Director

Bleeding

Bleeding · 2025

MovieHorrorThriller

In a world where vampire blood is harvested as a drug, two desperate teenagers on the run from a vicious dealer break into an empty house and find a sleeping girl locked inside.

Producer

Former Things

Former Things · 2014

MovieDramaHorror

Alex, a travel-worn survivor in a desolate world, returns to his childhood home to find not only artifacts of his youth, but also the plague-ridden body of his recently deceased father.

Producer

Bury Me When I'm Dead

Bury Me When I'm Dead · 2025

Bury Me When I'm Dead

MovieHorrorMystery

After failing to fulfill his wife's dying wish, a series of unexplainable, horrific events leads a man to believe she's returned to get revenge on him and his pregnant mistress.

Producer

The Ramens

The Ramens · 2015

MovieComedyFantasy

A father and son discover Ramen while hunting in the woods.

Art Direction

Strange Creatures

Strange Creatures · 2024

Strange Creatures

Desperate to see her brother again, a young woman visits the site of his death.

Director

It Cuts Deep

It Cuts Deep · 2020

MovieHorrorComedy

While on Christmas vacation, a young couple contemplates their future together. Ashley is interested in getting married and having kids which terrifies Sam. When the more attractive and paternal Nolan enters the picture, Sam’s life spirals out of control as Ashley questions their relationship. Chaos reigns as Sam desperately clings to Ashley while fending off the threatening Nolan.

Director

The Arborist

The Arborist · 2025

MovieHorrorThriller

A grief-stricken arborist and her son awaken a haunting when they begin felling trees at the estate of a mysterious recluse.

Producer

A Good Fish

A Good Fish · 2015

Left with nothing by their recently deceased father, two aimless brothers head home to face his funeral.

Director

Worlds We Created

Worlds We Created · 2013

Worlds We Created

The story of a boy who walks the line between imagination and reality, and the day he realizes he may not be able to do so forever.

Director

Kiddo

MovieComedyDrama

A twelve-year-old boy deals with the conflict between the innocence of childhood and the tribulations of growing up.

Director

Things I Don't Remember

Things I Don't Remember · 2011

Things I Don't Remember

Recollecting your childhood is like watching the VHS tape you found buried in the corner of your basement. You may have almost forgotten it, but the important thing is that you still have it.

Director