Directing

Nicholas Horne

Born 2001-12-28 · Tampa, Florida, USA

Nicholas (Xavi) Horne was born in Tampa, Florida, and lived there for the first week of his life. He and his family then moved to Miami, Florida, where he would go on to study filmmaking at John A. Ferguson Senior High School. There he attended a D.A.S.H program where he focused on film studies, television production, and acting, while also taking a dual enrollment program with Miami-Dade College to further his studies in screenwriting & cinematography. He would then go on to attend the Ringling College of Art and Design's Film program where he worked on projects such as Blinds Wide Open, Swan Song, and The What's-Its-Face. Nicholas has worked in a multitude of roles including editor, sound mixer, sound designer, boom operator, production designer, cinematographer, assistant camera, assistant director, and so on thanks to his education at Ringling College.

Acting credits

Andrew, a film student, must connect with his unresponsive father Tom who has Alzheimer's, but when every attempt to relate to him fails, Andrew turns to filmmaking, the only medium Tom responds to.

Swan Song

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A mob boss commands his top assassin to take out a screw-up of an employee. But through just plain bad luck, she can't seem to get it done.

Get It Done

2025

A troubled young couple are sent to another world where they are met with a mysterious creature known as The What's-Its-Face. It claims that if they don't rebind in their marriage, they will be trapped in this other world forever.

The What's-Its-Face

2024

Behind the camera

Andrew, a film student, must connect with his unresponsive father Tom who has Alzheimer's, but when every attempt to relate to him fails, Andrew turns to filmmaking, the only medium Tom responds to.

Swan Song

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The What's-Its-Face

2024