Director

Nathan Truesdell

May 30, 1979 · Clark, Missouri

Nathan Truesdell is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker who has been nominated for an Academy Award, a PGA Award, an IDA Award, was selected for the inaugural “DOC NYC 40 Under 40” list, and won a Cinema Eye Honor for Cinematography. His directorial work includes the award-winning shorts BALLOONFEST, THE WATER SLIDE, THE ART OF MAKING MONEY, IT’S COMING!, WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, and MYSTERY SEEDS. He was the Camera Department Head and a Cinematographer for the HBO series HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON and produced and co-DP’ed Jessica Kingdon’s ASCENSION登楼叹 (2021).

Often works with

Mil Máscaras
2 titles together
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy, Academy of Doom
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Jeffrey Uhlmann
2 titles together
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy, Academy of Doom
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Justin Powers
2 titles together
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy, Academy of Doom

Full filmography · 8

A Derailment
Director
2026
Mystery Seeds
Director
2025
When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood
Director
2022
It's Coming!
Director
2020
The Water Slide
Director
2018
Balloonfest
Director
2017
Academy of Doom
as Creature
2008
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
as Paperboy
2007