Nicholas Gyeney

Nicholas enjoys filmmaking, eating delicious food, watching movies with loved ones, and writing pretentious biographies in the third person. He was born in Seattle to Hungarian parents on July 15th, 1986, and quickly immersed himself in the world of cinema with the guidance of his loving father, Örs, who would introduce Nicholas to new films like Star Wars, The Terminator series, and the adventures of James Bond. Sadly, the tradition ended in 1998 when Nicholas' father died tragically. Fueled by his loss, Nicholas started diving deeper into movies than ever before and soon discovered his calling as a filmmaker. After being awarded a full ride to the University of Southern California's prestigious film program, Nicholas began work on his first independent film while continuing his studies. After a successful premiere, the film found distribution and began paving the road for Nicholas to establish relationships with many successful industry professionals. In 2009, with USC and his first feature behind him, and after three years developing and sharpening his abilities as a filmmaker, Nicholas wrote, produced, and directed his 2nd feature and first theatrically released film, "The Penitent Man," which has been highly acclaimed for its unique structure and style. "The Penitent Man" stars Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator, Millennium), and Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You), and is available on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and other digital platforms. In 2012, Nicholas directed his third feature, a dark comedy called, "Matt's Chance" starring Edward Furlong, Lee Majors, Margot Kidder, and Gary Busey. After a successful film festival tour that garnered critical acclaim and several awards for best picture, acting, and original score, "Matt's Chance" enjoyed a brief limited theatrical run, and is now available on various VOD platforms. In 2015, Nicholas made an indie homage to 90s action movies called "Beta Test." Sporting an exciting cast of both rising stars and genre veterans including Manu Bennett (Arrow, Spartacus, The Hobbit Trilogy), Larenz Tate (Menace II Society, Crash, The Postman), and Linden Ashby (Mortal Kombat, Teen Wolf, Wyatt Earp), "Beta Test" also boasts one of the longest single-shot choreographed fight sequences in film history. 2018 marked the culmination of his time producing films in Seattle with the meta-drama "Ultra Low", which takes a hard look behind the scenes at the struggles of indie filmmaking. "Ultra Low" had a successful festival run, winning 10 Best Picture awards, and several others for writing, directing, and acting, and was released wide across digital platforms in late 2019. Now in Los Angeles, Nicholas is quickly assembling a slate of projects in efforts to take his career to the next level.