Nathan Truesdell
Directing
- Born
- May 30, 1979 (age 47) · Clark, Missouri
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
You're Next
August 22, 2013
Ascension
October 8, 2021
Deprogrammed
April 26, 2015
Academy of Doom
April 18, 2008
Balloonfest
March 3, 2017
Balloon Boy
May 27, 2023
It's Coming!
November 29, 2020
When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood
September 15, 2022
The Water Slide
March 3, 2018
8:08 - How We Respond
June 9, 2019
Mystery Seeds
April 23, 2025
A Derailment
February 21, 2026
Behind the camera16
- 2026A Derailment Director, Editor
- 2025Mystery Seeds Producer, Director, Editor
- 2023Balloon Boy Producer
- 2022When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood Director, Editor
- 2021Ascension Producer, Director of Photography
- 2020It's Coming! Director, Producer, Editor
- 20198:08 - How We Respond Producer
- 2018The Water Slide Director
- 2017Balloonfest Director, Editor, Producer
- 2015Deprogrammed