The film “Legacy of Opportunity” has been released and is available to watch now. You can find the full film below and click here for a playlist of individual episodes from the film.


The latest episode of Mystic Michigan titled “Light Within the Darkness” has premiered on Amazon Prime. The short film was produced by NK Films and students in the Television and Digital Media Production Program at Ferris State University. You can find the film here.


“A New Normal” won the Award of Excellence in Editing at the Philo Festival for Media Arts in Indiana. For a list of winners, click here.


The scholarship for Ferris State University’s Television and Digital Media Production program outraised its initial goal of $12,500 and ended up bringing in $14,790 which will be matched 1:1 by Ferris. It has been a tremendous campaign to work on! Check out our final video below.


”A New Normal” will air on KET Public Television in Kentucky at 4am on February 22.


“A New Normal” has officially been selected to screen at the Central Michigan International Film Festival and will screen at 11am at the Opperman Auditorium in Park Library at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant.

“A New Normal” is also an official selection of the Lake Michigan Film Festival and will screen at Studio C in Lansing on February 27 at 1:30pm.


The News Service at Ferris State University has a little story about the production of A New Normal.


“A New Normal” has been picked up by NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) for distribution to PBS stations across the nation. Stations will begin airing the program in February, 2022.


I was honored to be a part of the creation of the Center for Hope and Healing Capital Campaign. You can view the larger video below:

You can also help make a difference by donating to the Center for Hope and Healing capital campaign below:


A New Normal released online, you can view the film below.

A New Normal chronicles the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic by looking at how a rural university manages the crises and keeps campus running. It will take collaboration across the university to keep students, faculty, staff and administrators safe during the worst pandemic in 100 years. Click the play button to watch.

The film will be available to watch at your local PBS station in Winter, 2021.


Nick dropped by the 9&10 News studio in Cadillac, MI to discuss “A New Normal.”


WKTV Journal in Grand Rapids included a nice write-up on their website ahead of the premiere of “A New Normal” on their channel.


Nick had the chance to sit down with anchors from 9and10News’s “The Four” to discuss “A New Normal. Check out the interview by clicking the button below.


A New Normal will air on Wyoming/Kentwood Community Television channel WKTV starting in October.

You can catch it on the following air dates:

Wednesday, October 13 at 2:30pm

Thursday, October 14 at 10:30pm

Friday, October 15 at 12:00pm

Click on the button below to see the channel schedule.