Directing
Christian Nilsson
Born
1987-12-31 (38)
Place of birth
Long Island, New York, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
8 titles
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 cine…
Known for
NRTen years after a killing a demon, five friends grapple with adulthood, existence, and the demon's family, looking for revenge.
Graves
2016
8.3Haunted by an accident he caused in high school, a damaged filmmaker is forced to go back to the scene of the tragedy and face the friends whose lives he ruined and a town that disdains him. Jumping between the present and an indie film he made about the accident reveals how the true events played out far differently than depicted in his movie.
Westhampton
2026
5.3When a fall down a steep rock face separates her from her friends, Caroline finds herself stranded. Now, alone and with a dislocated shoulder, she must make her way out of the woods — and contend with how she got there.
Distress Signals
2022
5.7Five YouTubers join an online video call and find themselves haunted and hunted by a mysterious internet troll.
Unsubscribe
2020
4.7A video editor for a news show in New York City receives government files containing footage from a police car's dashcam.
Dashcam
2021
Film credits
Behind the camera
8.3Haunted by an accident he caused in high school, a damaged filmmaker is forced to go back to the scene of the tragedy and face the friends whose lives he ruined and a town that disdains him. Jumping between the present and an indie film he made about the accident reveals how the true events played out far differently than depicted in his movie.
Westhampton
2026
8.3Haunted by an accident he caused in high school, a damaged filmmaker is forced to go back to the scene of the tragedy and face the friends whose lives he ruined and a town that disdains him. Jumping between the present and an indie film he made about the accident reveals how the true events played out far differently than depicted in his movie.
Westhampton
2026
8.3Haunted by an accident he caused in high school, a damaged filmmaker is forced to go back to the scene of the tragedy and face the friends whose lives he ruined and a town that disdains him. Jumping between the present and an indie film he made about the accident reveals how the true events played out far differently than depicted in his movie.
Westhampton
2026
5.7Five YouTubers join an online video call and find themselves haunted and hunted by a mysterious internet troll.
Unsubscribe
2020
5.7Five YouTubers join an online video call and find themselves haunted and hunted by a mysterious internet troll.
Unsubscribe
2020
4.7A video editor for a news show in New York City receives government files containing footage from a police car's dashcam.
Dashcam
2021