Director

Christian Nilsson

December 31, 1987 · Long Island, New York, USA

Christian Nilsson is an Emmy Award-winning video journalist, filmmaker, and creative director whose work spans narrative film, documentary, and branded storytelling. He’s the writer/director behind Dashcam and Unsubscribe—the $0-budget short that unexpectedly topped the U.S. box office in 2020.

His second feature, Westhampton, is World Premiering at the 2025 Tribeca Festival and stars Finn Wittrock, RJ Mitte, Jake Weary, and Amy Forsyth. His latest screenplay, Paparazzo, appeared on the 2024 Black List and is currently in development with Passage Pictures.

Often works with

Eric Tabach
2 titles together
Dashcam, Unsubscribe
Jacob A. Ware
2 titles together
Dashcam, Graves
Christine Nyland
2 titles together
Distress Signals, Graves
R
Rich Vience
2 titles together
Dashcam, Graves
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Terence Krey
2 titles together
Distress Signals, Graves

Full filmography · 5

Westhampton
Director
2026
Distress Signals
as Tim
2022
Dashcam
Director
20214.7
Unsubscribe
Director and Writer
2020
Graves
as Fred Jones
2016