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.

The Last Normal Day - 2026

Shandy Monte (in Pre-production)

Production Sound Mixer

THE RIDE - 2026

Kino Films (in Post-production)

Assistant Director / Script Supervisor

LOW END  - 2026

Take Shape Films

Writer, Director, Producer, Composer, Editor

Beans and Ripley  - 2026

E.D. Media

Production Sound Mixer

NOW NOW NOW - 2026

Take Shape Films

Writer, Director, Producer

FOREVER HOME - 2026

Kyle Barton Productions

Composer

DROWNED - 2026

Kino Films

Composer

JUST A MOUTH - 2025

E.D. Media / Take Shape Films

Writer, Producer, Composer

Cold Summer - 2025

Take Shape Films

Writer, Director, Producer, Composer

RHYTHM PRISM - 2025

Take Shape Films

Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

sunrise is an all night process - 2025

Take Shape Films

Writer, Director, Producer

Mr. Glow - 2025

Take Shape Films

Writer, Director, Producer, Composer, Editor

The consult - 2024

E.D. Media

Writer, Composer, Production Sound Mixer

The planner - 2024

E.D. Media

Writer, Composer

Calling out sick: The musical - 2024

Take Shape Films

Writer, Director, Producer

Felt Cute - 2023

E.D. Media

Writer, Production Sound Mixer

Reservoir cats - 2023

Take Shape Films

Writer, Director, Producer, Composer, Editor

Grand Theft Uh-Oh - 2022

E.D. Media

Assistant Director

Now Now Now

Film (short)

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

DROWNED

Score

Nominated, Best Original Score, NBFF - 2026

The Details Slip Away

Fiction (short)

Finalist, Globe Soup Open Short Story Competition - 2025

COLD SUMMER

Film (short)

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

NYC MIDNIGHT - SHort Story Challenge - 2025

Fiction (short)

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

Screenplay (short)

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

Film (short)

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

Mr. Glow

Film (short)

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

Film (short)

Winner, Best Film, 48 Hour Film Festival, Providence, 2024

Blue Moss - Feature - Horror - Spec

Film (feature)

ISA Fast Track Fellowship Spring 2025 season (Top 200)

Semifinalist, Script2Comic - Horror2Comi 2024 (Top 100)

Become Like Children - Feature - Horror - Spec

Film (feature)

Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards 2023

Fiction (short)

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

Fiction (short)

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

Local filmmaker brings new stories to SC
 March 10, 2026