You and The Thing You Love
Director: Nicholas Maher
United States, 2020, 12 min
Shooting Format:stop motion, RED, Canon, ARRI
Festival Year:2021
Category:Documentary Short
Genres:Drama, Documentary
Cast:Nick Mullins
Crew:Producers: Nicholas Maher, Cliff Ewert, Andi Hedrick. Colorist: Sal Maltifano; Visual FX: Anj Puglise; Editor: Nicholas Maher; Music: Nicholas Maher, David Vaughn; Title Design: Jaclyn Caris; Audio Mix: Tim Kelley
Email:nicholas.m.maher@gmail.com
Synopsis
A teenage Midwest skate punk on the verge of going pro has a freak accident and wakes up blind. This is a story of pain, grit, fight, uncertainty, fear, desperation, and most importantly — love. Shot by 2 strangers on weekends across 3 states over 2 years. Here is the struggle of losing your everything, and the fight to get it back.
About the director
Most days you can find Nicholas with some type of camera in his hands, in an edit bay, or doodling on his piano. A music student turned director & editor, his weight is on finding the right place and time for a moment, while challenging the way we view storytelling. Home for now is Chicago where he lives with his dog.