Nick August-Perna

Editing

Biography

Nick August-Perna is a New York–based filmmaker and documentary editor. His projects have enjoyed international theatrical release, and aired on National Geographic, PBS, and HBO. Among the works he has edited, directed, or produced: Colliding Dreams, a three-hour history of Zionism that opened in theaters in March 2016; a 2012 documentary for National Geographic on the world’s polluted oceans; and The Swell Season, a 2011 feature-length documentary about Academy Award-winning musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova that won awards internationally and was released theatrically in the U.S. and overseas. Nick also edited the Emmy-nominated short film Delano Manongs: Forgotten History of the United Farmworkers.

Filmography (5)

• Birders: The Central Park Effect (2012, ★ 7.8)
• The Swell Season (2012, ★ 5.7)
• Tell Them You Love Me (2023, ★ 6.5)
• Colliding Dreams (2015, ★ 6.9)
• Knife Skills (2017, ★ 6.7)