Creative solutions for one-of-a-kind productions.

I am a Brooklyn-based film producer who has worked on a diverse set of feature documentaries that have premiered at festivals including Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, and SXSW, and can be found on HBO, Netflix, and Hulu. From complex multi-camera shoots to archive-heavy post-production workflows, my experience runs the gamut of documentary production.

Currently, I work as Head of Production at the Brooklyn-based production company Spinning Nancy.

I am always looking for the next problem to solve.

A man with dark blonde hair, blue eyes, and a beard sitting in front of a blue background, smiling, wearing a light beige shirt. Nickolas Hasse, documentary producer.

Selected Nonfiction Credits

An owl perched on a box at night, with a group of people behind a marked barricade, some wearing warm clothing and hats, illuminated by reddish lighting. Flaco the owl documentary.

Wild Inside (2026)

Producer - Oversaw production from pre-production through delivery: subject access, institutional relationships, budget, on-set operations, archival research, and post-production.

On February 2, 2023, Flaco — a male Eurasian eagle-owl, the largest species of owl in the world — was discovered missing from his cage at the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan. What follows when Flaco, who had lived his entire life in captivity, was released in New York City is a surprising story revealing the delight, concern, and fascination of millions in the city and beyond.

Sandbox Films • HBO Documentary Films

Happy and You Know It (2025)

Co-Producer - Key operational point of contact for production and post-production: aided in shoot logistics, developed a shared storage workflow for synchronous remote editing, managed theatrical and streaming deliverables, and coordinated rights and clearances.

Why do kids like what they like? Why is kids’ music so terminally uncool? Are children’s musicians the happiest people alive? Will AI soon take it over?  Featuring a colorful and charming cast — including The Wiggles, Laurie Berkner, Caspar Babypants, Divinity Roxx and Johnny Only — this documentary explores an underestimated but wildly popular genre, to riotous and emotional results. 

HBO Documentary Films • Ringer Music Box

Confessions of a Good Samaritan (2023)

Co-Producer - Field produced shoots, post-supervised finishing and deliverables for festival and streamer release, fact-checked scientific content, and coordinated archival clearance and fair use.

Director Penny Lane’s decision to become a “good Samaritan” by giving one of her kidneys to a stranger turns into a funny and moving personal quest to understand the nature of altruism. This documentary is a provocative inquiry into the science, history, and ethics of organ transplantation, asking an ancient question in a whole new way: Who is your neighbor, and what do you owe them?

Sandbox Films • Impact Partners

Listening to Kenny G (2021)

Co-Producer - Supervised post-production workflows, tracked archival and music licensing, supported motion graphics workflows, and coordinated on-set production.

A humorous but incisive look at the saxophonist Kenny G, the best-selling instrumental artist of all time, exploring questions of taste, authenticity, smooth jazz, and why the musician inspires both devotion and disdain.

HBO Documentary Films • Ringer Music Box

Expertise

  • Editorial development & research

  • Production planning & operations

  • Budget management & cost reporting

  • Casting, subject access, & relationships

  • Interview & field production

  • Archival research, licensing, & fair use

  • Post-production supervision & delivery

  • QC, captioning, and streaming workflows

Other Projects I’ve Worked On

Mrs. America (2025)

Night Is Not Eternal (2024)

Us Kids (2020)

Hail Satan? (2019)

The Pain of Others (2018)

Normal Appearances (2017)

Collaborators

HBO Documentary Films

Sandbox Films

The Ringer

Anonymous Content

Netflix

Magnolia Pictures

Sundance Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival

SXSW

Have a project, idea, or production challenge?

I’m available for consulting, development, and collaborations.