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Script that pushed me into the final round of the NYC Midnight 2016 Short Screenwriting Competition
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The Writer: Nicholas Heathcote
My name is Nick, and I love to write screenplays. I'm originally from Arizona, then from Oregon, and now I live in New York City where I went to school. I really love genre heavy pieces. I currently work in tech recruitment but am trying to break into the film and television industry. I'd love to learn more about producing and directing, while mainly focusing on my screenplays. I'm always interested in looking at scripts and providing feedback. Like every other cinephile I love Tarantino, the Coen Brothers, Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Nicolas Refn, David Gordon Green, Ridley Scott, Lars von Trier, John Carpenter, Denis Villenueve, and Quentin Dupieux, to name a few. Favorite movies include The… Go to bio
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