Casimir Nozkowski is a filmmaker, writer and editor whose work has been written about in the New York Times and featured on The Tonight Show, NBC, MSNBC, PBS, AMC, IFC, and NPR. The son of two abstract visual artists, Casimir attended Vassar College before settling in New York City, the backdrop for many of his films. He co-created the landmark viral video phenomenon, “Crying While Eating” and has written, directed and/or edited over 100 short films – which have premiered at places like Sundance, SXSW, Telluride, Tribeca, Hot Docs, MOMA and San Diego Comic Con. His shorts have been Vimeo Staff Picks or Shorts of the Week and viewed millions of times online. He sits on the Rooftop Films board of directors and wrote and produced the first ever trailer for the Emmy-winning drama “Mad Men,” the final trailer for Emmy-winner “Breaking Bad,” and multiple Promax award-winning ad campaigns for cable television. Casimir recently wrote and directed his first feature film “The Outside Story” starring Brian Tyree Henry, Sonequa Martin-Green, Sunita Mani, Olivia Edward and Asia Kate Dillon. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and was released by Samuel Goldwyn Films in the U.S. and Canada on April 30, 2021. It is now on HULU and premiering internationally with Utopia Films distributing.