WHERE THE SUN GOES TO DIE
A desperate man trades pieces of his past for alcohol and love in a mysterious resort where memories are currency.
made possible through the support of
THE NALIP LATINO LENS NARRATIVE SHORTS INCUBATOR
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT for THE ARTS
THE TIME WARNER FOUNDATION
sony pictures television
crown chimp
Key Credits
PETER: JORDI VILASUSO
ELISABETH: BLYTHE HOWARD
ALEXANDER: CENGIZ DERVIS
Writer/director/editor: nickolas duarte
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: NATALIE KINGSTON
PRODUCTION DESIGNER/WARDROBE: SONIA CAMPBELL
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: BEN LOPEZ
PRODUCER: FRANK ARMENDAREZ
COMPOSER: FRANK DILLON
COLORIST: ALAN LOUIS GORDON
SOUND DESIGN & MIX: GUILLERMO MARIN
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NICKOLAS DUARTE IS A chicano WRITER/DIRECTOR
AND founder of the production company CROWN CHIMP.
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As a narrative and documentary filmmaker, Nickolas has been supported by Sony pictures television, Warner Bros, NALIP, the National Endowment for the Arts, Vimeo Staff Picks, the Webby Awards, Short of the Week, and the ryan murphy half initiative.
brands like adidas, bmw, and coca cola have commissioned him for both digital and broadcast content. His work in this space has been recognized by organizations like the national addys, the emmys, and the museum of modern art.
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Nickolas has spent over a decade learning the craft of filmmaking through commercials, shorts, and docs (primarily as a writer and director, but also additionally as an editor, a dp, and a producer.) He is now focused on long form content developing feature and series projects and telling stories of souls sorting themselves out in the strange and grimy existence of being.
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nickolas SPLITS HIS TIME BETWEEN TUCSON, AZ AND LOS ANGELES.