Christopher Nizza is a New York born, bred, and based filmmaker and editor whose Emmy® Award-winning work includes documentaries, commercials, and music videos. He directed a five-part short documentary series in Brazil about children’s perspectives during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He produced and edited feature pieces for Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, NBC’s two highest-rated venues at the Games. He directed Let Me See That Ponytail Run, an award-winning music video for the alt-country band The Defibulators. Dear Mandela is his first feature documentary.