Nick Gomez (born April 13, 1963) is an American film director and writer. He has directed for a number of

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and film. His first feature-length film was the 1992 movie ''Laws of Gravity'', which won awards at both the

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and the Valencia International Film Festival. Gomez's next film was the 1995 crime drama ''

New Jersey Drive ''New Jersey Drive'' is a 1995 crime drama film written and directed by Nick Gomez and executive produced by Spike Lee. The film is about joyriding teenagers in 1990s Newark, New Jersey, then known as the "car theft capital of the world". The fi ...

'', which was screened and competed for a Grand Jury Prize during that year's Sundance Film Festival.

Life and career

Gomez was born to an American advertising copywriter mother, Adeline, and Chilean artist, Andres Monreal, in Providence, Rhode Island. Realizing he was not going anywhere fast with his life, he obtained his GED, moved to New York and attended State University of New York at Purchase with an interest in sound design, music, and movies. It was there he met a group of filmmakers, producers, and actors that he would work with for the next decade; producer Bob Gosse, director

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, actors

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, Paul Schulze, Saul Stein, Adam Trese, all of whom Gomez would use in his films. After SUNY, Gomez worked on commercials and features in NYC and wrote a few scripts that caught some attention around NYC. In the early 1990s Gomez's SUNY friend, Bob Gosse and Larry Meistrich started

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in downtown New York to be a home for independent filmmakers. With them, Gomez would make '' Laws Of Gravity'' (1992) starring Edie Falco, Adam Trese, and Paul Schulze – heralding a return of American (specifically,

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, and

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) ''

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'', for the first time since Sidney Lumet and

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in 1970s. A reviewer for ''

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'', De Segonzac, said ''Laws of Gravity'' "fills the screen with beautifully framed scenes that need little verbal underpinning." From there, Gomez made ''

'' (1995) starring Shar-Ron Corley, Gabriel Cassius, Saul Stein, and Donald Faison.

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, and his company; 40 Acres and A Mule, produced. Gomez received Independent Spirit Award nominations for best director on both the critically acclaimed, ''Laws of Gravity'' and ''New Jersey Drive''. ''New Jersey Drive'' would also receive the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1995 along with a nomination and win at the Torino and Berlin festivals. Next, Gomez directed the feature ''Illtown'', starring

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, Adam Trese,

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, Isaac Hayes,

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, and Saul Stein. Of his third, and most experimental feature, Gomez told the ''

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'' "The mood and tempo of Illtown express what I felt like at the time. I had to make it come out the other end. It was incredibly hard, but it was really satisfying working on a more intimate scale again." In 1995, after a screening of ''Laws of Gravity'', Gomez was approached by

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and

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to create with them a look and tone for their new series for NBC; '' Homicide: Life on the Street''. Gomez would, in turn, direct the pilot for the series and subsequent episodes. In 1997, Gomez would again collaborate with Fontana in the creation of his new series, '' Oz'' for HBO. Following ''Oz'', Gomez, now deeply ensconced in the world of television – a place he felt comfortable to express his ideas and flourish, found himself on the crest of the golden age of television with the explosion of cable. He has directed some of the best episodic television of the past two decades and enjoyed close collaborative relationships with the creators of ''

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'' along with countless others. Gomez, a prolific episodic director, recently inspired by the wealth of up-and-coming artists, will produce television and bring projects through his company, Eidophusikan Productions.

Filmography

Television

Director (episodes) *'' Charmed'' (CW) *''

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'' (DC Universe/HBO Max) *'' New Amsterdam'' (NBC) *''

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'' (NBC) *'' Imposters'' (Bravo) *''

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'' (CBS) *'' Queen of the South'' (USA) *'' Daredevil'' (Netflix) *''

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'' (CBS) *'' Burn Notice'' (USA Network) *'' Magic City'' (Starz) *''

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'' (NBC) *'' Blue Bloods'' (CBS) *''

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'' *'' Lights Out'' (FX) *''

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'' (ABC) *'' Law & Order: Los Angeles'' *''

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'' (AMC) *'' FlashForward'' (ABC) *'' House'' (Fox) *'' Dark Blue'' (TNT) *''

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'' (NBC) *''

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'' (HBO) *'' Dexter'' (Showtime) *''

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'' (HBO) *''

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'' *'' The Inside'' (Fox) *''

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'' (FX) *''

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'' (UPN) (Episode: " You Think You Know Somebody") *'' Law and Order: SVU'' (NBC) *''

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'' (NBC) *'' Oz'' (HBO) *''

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'' (Lifetime) *''

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'' (Amazon) *''

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Film

Director * '' Lizzie Borden Took an Ax'' (2014, TV film) * ''Ricochet'' (2011, TV film) * '' Final Jeopardy'' (2001, TV film) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' Illtown'' (1998) * ''

'' (1995) * '' Laws of Gravity'' (1992)

References

External links

* * https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/23/movies/up-and-coming-nick-gomez-ex-knucklehead-makes-good.html * https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/bombast-williamsburg-on-screen/ * https://www.villagevoice.com/2001/07/17/the-shooting-gallery-19912001/: {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Nick 1963 births American male screenwriters American television directors Living people American people of Mexican descent State University of New York at Purchase alumni Writers from Somerville, Massachusetts Film directors from Massachusetts Screenwriters from Massachusetts Screenwriters from New York (state)