Nick Pavano

Nick Pavano, born Nicholas Pavano Jr. on July 8th, 1988, was raised in Union, NJ, USA. He graduated in 2006 from Union High School, the same graduating high school of Ray Liotta and 'Arliss'' Robert Wuhl. After forming Lightning Films in 1999, he spent eight years writing and directing his own shorts, some of which ended up on local television and in film festivals. In early 2008, Pavano began pre-production on his first feature length film, The Roadhouse (2009). Pavano is an advocate of independent film and an avid supporter of shooting video. He's known for making movies with little to no budget, producing an end result that looks like it took millions of dollars to create. A jack of all trades, Pavano writes, directs, edits, and acts in all of his own films. Today, Lightning Films has produced a total of twelve shorts, touching most genres. In 2008, Pavano formed Audio Army, an innovative way for independent recording artists to submit their music for a listen, potentially earning a chance to be featured in a Lightning Films' movie. To this day, several bands have been featured in Pavano's films. An ambitious independent film maker, Pavano is always looking to discover new talent to be featured in his films. He has set out to direct and produce several features in 2009. As of October 2008, he still resides in New Jersey, where he has proudly shot all of his films.