Christian Nilsson is an Emmy Award-winning video journalist, filmmaker, and creative director whose work spans narrative film, documentary, and branded storytelling. He’s the writer/director behind Dashcam and Unsubscribe—the $0-budget short that unexpectedly topped the U.S. box office in 2020. His second feature, Westhampton, is World Premiering at the 2025 Tribeca Festival and stars Finn Wittrock, RJ Mitte, Jake Weary, and Amy Forsyth. His latest screenplay, Paparazzo, appeared on the 2024 Black List and is currently in development with Passage Pictures. Christian has produced editorial and branded video content for The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, Esquire, HuffPost, MTV, and others—blending cinematic craft with sharp journalistic instinct. His short documentary The Fight To Be The Oldest Bar In NYC earned him a New York Emmy Award in 2017. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America and lives in New York City.
