Nik Damants is an LA-based video producer with the tools to take projects from concept to success.
The media landscape has changed, and low-budget indie filmmaking relies on savvy navigation through a number of technical and professional minefields. Organizations have relied on me to single-handedly deliver complex short videos as well as solve problems at every stage of the process in feature work, primarily in post-production, where years of editing experience have given me specialized skills beyond what a typical editor comes equipped with.
Recent Work.
Israelism
2024 | d. erin axelman & sam eilertsen
When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns.
WINNER: Audience Award, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival; Best Documentary, Arizona Film Festival
Camera | Motion GFX | Promo | Assoc. Producer
The Surrounding Game
2018 | d. cole pruitt & will lockhart
Three young Americans vie to become the first-ever Western professional players of Go, an ancient game of strategy. Quirky, cerebral, and disillusioned with conventional views of success, they represent a new generation of players, on the doorstep of adulthood.
Camera | Pre-Production
About Me.
Writer / producer / editor.
I'm a Brown grad based in Los Angeles who works at Tikkun Olam Productions as Director of Post-Production, where I edit and supervise edits of client projects, write copy for client ads and scripts for podcast productions, and as a co-op non-profit, participate in day-to-day business operations and consult on overall development strategy.
Successes include the launch of 2023's Israelism, wherein I shepherded the film through numerous post-production challenges, animated many of the motion gfx shots, shot reshoots, and designed and developed many of the film's promo materials during the release campaign. This included handling the international tour that commenced after social media popularity created an immediate demand for screenings before a wider, digital release that charted at #1 on iTunes Documentary charts.
I've also been able to help many frontline communities combating climate change through rapid-response social media messaging and video production, through organizations like the Climate Justice Alliance, RISE St. James, True Transition, and Fossil Free Media.
Other projects include digital ads for prominent politicians like US Senator Ed Markey, Jamaal Bowman, Tiara Mack, and Aaron Regunberg.
Open for:
Script development / scriptwriting (narrative + doc)
Social media campaign development + production
Graphic design
