Our Team

  • Nick Budabin - Director/Producer

    Nick is an award-winning film-maker and Emmy-winning producer and TV show runner. Nick’s television work includes series for Vice, A&E, YouTube, MTV and OWN. Nick’s first feature, Chi-Town, premiered at SXSW and went on to win the Audience Award at the Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago and Best Director at the Las Cruces Film Festival in New Mexico before being acquired by Amazon.

  • Matt Elkind - DP/Producer

    Matt has been innovating in the world of visual storytelling for over two decades. In the TV realm, Matt’s massive catalog for outlets like Bravo, Hulu, Lifetime, E!, MTV and HBO Max has helped set the standard for premium unscripted content. His documentary work has been praised by The New York Times and Chicago Tribune, with Richard Roeper calling Chi-Town “beautifully photographed”.

  • David Gioiella - Executive Producer

    David is an editor and producer, and a founding partner of the Northern Lights Family of companies. His credits include executive producing the feature films Chi-Town and Hello Lonesome as well as defining the visual style for MTV’s hit series Cribs.

  • Mark Littman - Executive Producer

    Mark is a director, producer, and a founding partner of the Northern Lights family of companies. His credits include directing the documentary feature Red, White, and Yellow, executive producing the feature films Chi-Town and Hello Lonesome, and brand content for the global non-profit Trickle Up.

  • Mike Cassedy - Score

    Mike is a Brooklyn-based composer and pianist who has an MFA in media scoring and enormous range. Mike has played with acts across genres including prog, rock and minimalism; and his scoring credits range from the TV series Half Life to an International touring production of a Noam Chomsky puppet show.

  • Tyler Christie - Editor

    Tyler is an Emmy-nominated editor based in Brooklyn whose work spans documentary and narrative. Tyler has brought his skills to projects seen everywhere from Vice to the Tribeca Film Festival.