About.

Nick Bernat is a filmmaker based in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He attended Fitchburg State College for Film Studies and Berklee College of Music before graduating from UMASS Boston with an English Degree. After college he stepped away from filmmaking for nearly a decade working in the tech industry before returning to it three years ago. Since then he's worked on local independent film productions wearing many hats: director, writer and composer.

NOW NOW NOW - 2026

Writer, Director

FOREVER HOME - 2026

Composer

DROWNED - 2026

Composer

JUST A MOUTH - 2025

Writer, Composer

Cold Summer - 2025

Director, Writer, Composer

RHYTHM PRISM - 2025

Director, Writer, Editor

sunrise is an all night process - 2025

Director, Writer

Mr. Glow - 2025

Director, Writer, Editor, Composer

The consult - 2024

Writer, Sound Mixer, Composer

The planner - 2024

Writer, Composer

Calling out sick: The musical - 2024

Director, Writer

Felt Cute - 2023

Writer, Sound Mixer

Reservoir cats - 2023

Director, Writer, Editor, Composer

Grand Theft Uh-Oh - 2022

Assistant Director

Now Now Now

Winner, Best Film, NBFF 48h Film Competition - 2026

DROWNED

Nominated, Best Original Score, NBFF - 2026

The Details Slip Away

Finalist, Globe Soup Open Short Story Competition - 2025

COLD SUMMER

Official Selection NBFF - 2026
Official Selection East Hampton Film Festival - 2026
Official Selection Eger Short Film Comp. - 2026

NYC MIDNIGHT - SHort Story Challenge - 2025

4th place - Final Round - "The Bottom of Everything"
5th place - Round 3 - "The Details Slip Away"
1st place - Round 2 - "The Night Don't Comfort"
4th place - Round 1 - "The Midnight Engine"

NYC MIDNIGHT - SCREENWRITING Challenge - 2025

Honorable Mention - Final Round - "Open Eye Signal"
1st place - Round 2 - "Mandatory Fun"
1st place - Round 1 - "I Am Watching You Watch This"

sunrise is an all night process

Best Director, New Bedford 48h Film Festival - 2025
Nominated for "South Coast Filmmaker of the Year", New Bedford Film Festival - 2026

Mr. Glow

Official Selection New Bedford Film Festival - 2025
Nominated for "Best South Coast Film", New Bedford Film Festival
Nominated for "Best Youth Performer", New Bedford Film Festival

Official Selection Bensenville Short Film Festival - 2025

Semi-finalist Indie Short Fest - 2025

The Planner

Best Film 48 Hour Film Festival, Providence, 2024

Blue Moss - Feature - Horror - Spec

ISA Fast Track Fellowship Spring 2025 season (Top 200)

Semifinalist, Script2Comic - Horror2Comi 2024 (Top 100)

Become Like Children - Feature - Horror - Spec

Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards 2023

Contest Winner, "Wishes & Warnings"  Elegant Literature #044

Runner-Up, 2025 Paranormal Flash Fiction Challenge, Globe Soup

Local filmmaker brings new stories to SC
 March 10, 2026