Nathan Truesdell

Nathan Truesdell is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker who has been nominated for an Academy Award, a PGA Award, an IDA Award, was selected for the inaugural “DOC NYC 40 Under 40” list, and won a Cinema Eye Honor for Cinematography. His directorial work includes the award-winning shorts BALLOONFEST, THE WATER SLIDE, THE ART OF MAKING MONEY, IT’S COMING!, WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, and MYSTERY SEEDS. He was the Camera Department Head and a Cinematographer for the HBO series HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON and produced and co-DP’ed Jessica Kingdon’s ASCENSION登楼叹 (2021).
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1979-05-30 · Clark, Missouri
Known for
- You're Next (2013) — Art Direction
- Ascension (2021) — Producer
- Deprogrammed (2015) — Director of Photography
- Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (2007) — Paperboy
- Academy of Doom (2008) — Creature
- Balloonfest (2017) — Director
- Balloon Boy (2023) — Producer
- It's Coming! (2020) — Director
- When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood (2022) — Director
- Dear Valued Guests (2013) — Director of Photography
- The Water Slide (2018) — Director
- 8:08 - How We Respond (2019) — Producer
- Mystery Seeds (2025) — Producer
- A Derailment (2026) — Director
- The Art of Making Money - This Guy Has Balls — Director
- The Art of Making Money - A Very Thin Line — Director