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.