NATE TOWNSEND
After graduating from Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television in 2014, Nate began a career as a writer and director in Los Angeles. During this time, he directed several award-winning short films that screened in festivals around the world, including LA Shorts Fest, Burbank International Film Festival, and Santa Monica International Film Festival. In 2016 he began directing in house for DDB/St. Louis, a full-service advertising agency. During those two years, Nate directed an array of branded projects, two of which were broadcast nationally. Among his accolades are a gold national ADDY award, a Cannes Lion Shortlist, and a Mid-American Emmy. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he is currently in post-production on the feature length documentary Wake Up, a film about the suicide epidemic in America.
