Draft:Nickolas Rossi


 * I believe he is notable for having directed a widely viewed film about a very popular artist and he is linked in many other films with their own pages. I've cleaned-up the post to be more matter-of-fact and only used what is verifiable in secondary sources and cited them properly. This is my second ever contribution so still learning the form.SinemaBuff (talk) 14:20, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Nickolas Rossi is an American film director and cinematographer best known for directing the 2014 documentary about the life and music of Elliott Smith Heaven Adores You.

Early life
Rossi was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Portland, Oregon in the early 1990s.

Career
Rossi began his film career as a camera assistant in Los Angeles before becoming a cinematographer. He photographed The Fear of 13, Mercury 13, and Netflix's Captive. In 2013, he was an additional cinematographer for the Academy Award nominated Finding Vivian Maier.

In 2014, he made his feature directorial debut with Heaven Adores You. The film received wide distribution and favorable reviews. It holds an approval rating of 82% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.22/10 on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The San Francisco Bay Guardian praised the film as "an artfully crafted study of a unique talent." While Art Forum called it "a sweet, generous film, as sweet and generous as its subject was known to be".

In 2016, he directed the music video for "Perfume for Now" by Skating Polly.