Nicholas Colia is a Brooklyn based filmmaker. He received his MFA from NYU Graduate Film School where he was the recipient of the Martin Scorsese and Maurice Kanbar Scholarships. His award winning short films include Alex and the Handyman and Untitled Short Film About White People. His first feature, Griffin in Summer, premiered at the Tribeca Festival, where it received awards for Best US Narrative Feature, Best Screenplay, and the Special Jury Mention for New Narrative Director. For his work on Griffin, Colia was nominated for the Someone to Watch Award at the Independent Spirit Awards.