Nika Burnett
Acting
Biography
Nika is an actor, writer, and director from rural Northern California who lives between Los Angeles and Paris. She writes, directs, acts, and edits on screen and runs a black box theater company in Los Angeles where she is a member of the acting collective. She has made over 10 short films in this multi-hyphenate capacity, as well as her first feature film BRINDISI, the Italian-American bilingual comedy, now available on Amazon-Prime. Her script POLO was on the Blacklist in 2023, a female sports movie about Waterpolo and PTSD, which she intends to direct.
Known For
A raw family drama set against the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California. Alvey Kulina owns Navy St. MMA with the help of his girlfriend Lisa Prince. He is willing to go through extraordinary means to make sure his fighters are taken care of, but all of this responsibility comes at a steep price. He has complicated relationships with both of his sons, Jay and Nate, who are both struggling with their own identities and places within Alvey’s life and gym.
Kingdom
A comedic blend of murder, mystery and marijuana. Trying to escape the infamy of a serial killer father, Trent Modine and his goof-ball stepbrother Joey, both seeking a new start, find refuge in the small town of Mooseheart.
Halloweed
Actor Cameron Monaghan makes his directorial debut with the short film Foxbody, a stylized thriller that embraces the dark aesthetics of neo-noir.
FOXBODY
Secluded at an artist retreat for the weekend, Grace finds a new source of inspiration.
Clay Bodies
A man matches with two women who share a profile on a dating app.
Blood Eagle
Patsy rehearses on stage for her first performance on stage after a nearly fatal car accident. Randy helps her through and her husband Charlie stops by to have a word.
Open Arms
27. 12. 32. 9. 66. 4. These are numbers. These are names. Six students prepare for graduation from a new kind of training facility. All that remains is one final lesson.
Academy
A robotics company executive pushes for the development of an android companionship model and unexpectedly spends a week with her.
A Week with Rebecca
A rhyming short film about two cousins, both with neither husband nor wife, who share a home.
Cosmic Disaster
When freshman art students Viv and Cam sneak into a studio classroom to practice figure drawing on one another, they must grapple with their budding sexuality and whether they can stick to the "True Love Waits" pledges they signed in their youth.
True Love Waits
After a chance encounter in Annecy, France, Remi travels to Northern Ireland in search of Julie.
After Annecy
Mariah "Mo," a biracial Black woman, is a pro at taking care of her friends' feelings before her own, but now that she's approaching 30, it's time for Mo to take up space and become the main character of her own life - all while in the bathroom of her best friend, Britney's, 30th birthday party.
Messy.
Brindisi is an Italian-American comedy about three young couples in the south of Italy whose varied lives intersect on a boat to Greece, as they run from their responsibilities, the public eye and the police.
Brindisi
Selene spends the afternoon preparing for her crush to arrive.
Afternoon Vuoto: Sometimes Lighthouse Sometimes Sea
The morning after a new love affair, a woman reflects on her past loves. A bilingual and surreal short film.
Four Chairs
Cordelia Katstopolis works from home during the quarantine of 2020.