Nick August-Perna
Nick August-Perna is a New York–based filmmaker and documentary editor. His projects have enjoyed international theatrical release, and aired on National Geographic, PBS, and HBO. Among the works he has edited, directed, or produced: Colliding Dreams, a three-hour history of Zionism that opened in theaters in March 2016; a 2012 documentary for National Geographic on the world’s polluted oceans; and The Swell Season, a 2011 feature-length documentary about Academy Award-winning musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova that won awards internationally and was released theatrically in the U.S. and overseas. Nick also edited the Emmy-nominated short film Delano Manongs: Forgotten History of the United Farmworkers.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Editor, director, producer and cinematographer
- 7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Nick August-Perna's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous5
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Nick August-Perna's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Nick August-Perna's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Photographer(2024)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Tell Them You Love Me(2023)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Oxy Kingpins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
No Passport Required(2018)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Knife Skills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Sacred(2016)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Ruins of Lifta(2016)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Colliding Dreams(2015)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all filmsThe Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes Of The United Farm Workers Movement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Swell Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2012 to 2023.
How do Nick August-Perna's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Nick August-Perna work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nick August-Perna's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oren Rudavsky shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Oren RudavskyShared titles: Sacred (2016), The Ruins of Lifta (2016), Colliding Dreams (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Oren Rudavsky
Composers and cinematographers
- Chris DapkinsShared titles: Tell Them You Love Me (2023), Birders: The Central Park Effect (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Dapkins
- Mrinal DesaiShared titles: Tell Them You Love Me (2023), No Passport Required (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mrinal Desai
- Clare ManchonShared titles: The Ruins of Lifta (2016), Colliding Dreams (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Clare Manchon
- Olivier ManchonShared titles: The Ruins of Lifta (2016), Colliding Dreams (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Olivier Manchon
Producers
- Joanna ForscherShared titles: Tell Them You Love Me (2023), No Passport Required (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Joanna Forscher
- Tamara RosenbergShared titles: Tell Them You Love Me (2023), Birders: The Central Park Effect (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Tamara Rosenberg