Mark Nistico

Mark Nistico is a six time award-winning director and writer whose critically acclaimed feature film Blue Collar Boys was included in the 2013 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Permanent Core Collection and cited as "the most politically appropriate film in theaters" by LA Weekly. Cinema Minema has proclaimed Mark Nistico "a remarkable American director and Blue Collar Boys one of the top 10 American films of the decade." As a director Mark has conceptualized both short and feature length narrative and documentary films, television pilots, music videos, and commercial advertisements for such clients as Mercedes Benz, Continental Tires, General Tire, Optimum/ Altice and Texas Pete Hot Sauce. As a screenwriter Nistico holds two awards and his credits include the feature length scripts: "Blue Collar Boys" and "Lime Vegas", as well as the short scripts "Hangnail", "Milking the Chicken", and "Shadows Over Sugar." Nistico has solidified his brand as a politically charged, socioeconomic focused filmmaker with his debut feature film, the well-received action-drama Blue Collar Boys which Brave New Hollywood designated "a searing reflection of our times that eerily predicted the occupy movement." He is furthering his foothold in social justice filmmaking working alongside Dr. Todd Wolfson (The Poverty Tour: A Call to Conscience, PBS) on a documentary on the pervasive dangers and injustices behind temp-labor in the United States' logistics and warehousing industries. Nistico holds a B.A. from The College of New Jersey with a concentration in television/ film and a minor in English. After college Mark transitioned into the television industry and worked as a story producer and assistant editor. Mark has performed and recorded music as a percussionist for two decades. He was trained in percussion as a child and music plays a prominent part in his visual style.