Nicholas Payne Santos

Nicholas Payne Santos is a filmmaker based in NYC. He was born and raised on Cape Cod and is bi-racial (Black/white). Santos received his MFA from Columbia University in 2019. Nicholas’ feature directorial debut IT CUTS DEEP was released by Dark Sky Films and made its World Premiere at Nightstream. The film is currently streaming on Tubi and was previously available on Showtime and Shudder. The feature UNCLE PECKERHEAD, produced by Santos, was released by Epic Pictures and currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Nicholas’ short films MOTHER F**KER and HOLIDAY FEAR were both picked up for streaming by Arrow.