dusted off my old Yashica T5 point-and-shoot 35mm film camera that was sitting in my drawer for...uh, 28 years? 1998 might have been the last time i used it. it has since assumed legendary status. and it still works. these are all ungraded shots right from the camera. took some tinkering and a few rolls to figure out how to manipulate it because there are very few controls. (notice hair in gate!) Kodak Portra 400. Ilford HP5 Plus. developed by Photolab in Berkeley, CA.
my first foray into developing my own film. it was a beautiful disaster. Leica M6. Voigtlander Ultron f2 35mm. Kentmere Pan 400. Iflord ILFOSOL developer. neg scan w/ sony A7Siii.
What a fireside chat we had with @petenicks at our Bay Area Film Night house. Such a meaningful conversation. Thank you for inspiring us and supporting the movement, Pete! We look forward to building with you and continue pushing Bay Area narratives and power of community. #BAFN #Sundance2026
Join us for a Fireside Chat “ Intersecting Art & Advocacy in the Bay” with Emmy-Award Winning Filmmaker @petenicks at our @bayareafilmnight House in Park City.☀️🕺💃 #BAFN
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The Bay Area film community packed @grandlaketheater on a tuesday night. Inspired to see @dlo.louis , @jamaltrulove and @bayareafilmnight bringing the community together. To the filmmakers young and old: Let your passion lead you. find your own peer group and support each other. Manifest our future through powerful storytelling. Keep creating!!
🎬 GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT (3/3): @petenicks 🎬
Project: ALL MY FRIENDS
All My Friends is a coming-of-age documentary that explores how a diverse group of young people navigate the tragic loss of a friend. Through cinéma vérité and intimate interviews, they reflect on the life and lasting impact of a beloved friend – also the director’s daughter – who passed away at 16. The film invites us to reconsider how those we’ve lost can be rediscovered in unexpected ways – through storytelling, memory, and a reframing of our understanding of life and death.
💬 "Even for established filmmakers it can be tough to get the next project started. Catapult is a partner filmmakers can trust when you have a special story that needs to get told." - Peter Nicks
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Photo credit: KARACHI SKY (2023 Research Grant), dir @capitalkpictures
🌟📢 As announced in an exclusive with @variety , we are delighted to present our 2025 Catapult Research cohort! Now in its fifth year, the program champions Catapult’s mission to provide essential early-stage support when funding is hardest to find and considered riskiest to give.
This year’s Research Grant program focuses on the unique needs of mid-career filmmakers who share a desire to deepen their craft and an ongoing commitment to the art of nonfiction storytelling. Exclusive in our bio 🎊🧡
Photo credit: KARACHI SKY (2023 Research Grant), dir @capitalkpictures
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