Ben Nicholas is a writer/director based in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts film program in 2008. His background as a cinematographer and editor informs an approach to filmmaking in which all disciplines are formally intertwined. Benny's work has premiered at SXSW (Cheap Extermination as dop/editor) and the Tribeca Film Festival (Future Relic as dop/editor). His long term collaboration with fine artist Daniel Arsham and Adidas Originals recently culminated in the three-part science fiction film Hourglass. Ben's latest project TIC, a short film about a serial-killer's online shopping addiction, is currently playing the festival circuit.