Nick Higgins - Director of Photography - Countdown to Zero, Comicon: Episode IV, A Day In The Life, First Position, Mongolian Archers

Nick has spent the best part of the last three decades living everywhere except his Scottish birthplace; from Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Brazil to LA (where he gained an MFA in Cinematography from the AFI).  Nick’s camera work was featured in  Academy Award Nominated Lucy Walker’s film Countdown To Zero which premiered at Sundance and played at Cannes and more recently on a film project on Mongolian Archers.  Nick also worked with Academy Award Nominated Morgan Spurlock for his documentary Comicon: Episode Iv A Fan’s Hope and on his A Day In The Life series, and with Academy Award Nominated Stuart Sender on his NBC feature documentary Harmony.  Nick’s  most recent work was as both Director of Photography and Associate Producer on the documentary, First Position, that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world. Nick is currently resident DP and one of the founders of The Department of Expansion, specializing in artful storytelling and targeted social media.