After more than a decade honing his talents on various aspects of film production, NICK SASSO — long one of the most in­-demand visual effects artists in New York — is combining his myriad skills into HAYMAKER, his directorial debut featuring NOMI RUIZ, D.B. SWEENEY, UDO KEIR, ZOË BELL, JOHN VENTIMIGLIA and VERONICA FALCÓN

The New York native's resume extends to some of the most popular shows and brands in the country. Sasso has been the director, visual effects supervisor, or retouch artist for ads by Mercedes, Chase, BMW, and Ecko, among others. Notably, Sasso helped conceptualized the narrative and co­-edited the popular viral spot Absolut Kanye, a collaboration between KANYE WEST and Absolut Vodka. After linking with MTV and their Rock the Vote for an ad with Christina Aguilera, Sasso blended an edgy street sense with high­-end visual components for work with Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Dior, L'Oréal, Vogue, and Maybelline among others. 

On television, Sasso has lent his talent to such vaunted series as The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and director MIKE NICHOLS' Emmy-winning HBO film of TONY KUSHNER’S Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-winning Angels in America. He also directed a series of spots for Sony PlayStation. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pink Floyd's landmark double album The Wall, ROGER WATERS enlisted Sasso to conceive and direct videos that were shown on Waters' epic The Wall Live tour (2010-2013).

Sasso would eventually link with esteemed screenwriter DAVID RAYFIEL (The Firm, Three Days of the Condor, Absence of Malice) for a crucial mentorship that taught Sasso about narrative, character, and the elements of structure reflected in Rayfiel’s collaborations with director SYDNEY POLLACK. Sasso has also directed well­-received stage productions of SAM SHEPARD'S True West and JOHN STEINBECK'S Of Mice and Men at the Westchester theater company he cofounded.

Sasso has channeled all of his diverse talents in different mediums into HAYMAKER, currently set for theatrical release January 29th, 2021. Raised in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, he currently lives in Los Angeles.