NICOLE PASTO IS A CINEMATOGRAPHER WHO SEEKS TO FIND BEAUTY AND MEANING IN THE MUNDANE OF EVERYDAY LIFE. WITH A PASSION FOR STORYTELLING, SHE EXPLORES THE DEPTHS OF HUMAN CONNECTION AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN THROUGH RAW AND AUTHENTIC VISUALS. HER WORK IS DRAWN TO COMMUNITIES AND STORIES OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY HOLLYWOOD. NICOLE IS COMMITTED TO CREATING POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE SPACES WHILE UPLIFTING FELLOW CREATIVES THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

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NICOLE HAS A BACKGROUND IN GRIP AND ELECTRIC AND HAS EXPERIENCE SHOOTING ON DIGITAL, FILM, AND TAPE FORMATS USING INDUSTRY STANDARD EQUIPMENT.

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NICOLE CURRENTLY STUDIES AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE IS PURSUING A BFA IN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION WITH AN EMPHASIS IN CINEMATOGRAPHY AND CONTINUES TO REFINE HER CRAFT.

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BASED IN LOS ANGELES AND DETROIT.

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