Tim Nackashi is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director. He is perhaps best known for his one-take music video for

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's " WTF?" and the documentary film ''Dirty Work'', co-directed by David Sampliner and executive produced by

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, which had its premiere at the

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Career

Nackashi has created music videos for

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and

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. He created a

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interactive film for the song "Are We" by musician

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. In addition to music videos and commercial work, he continues to create socially aware documentaries such as the short film ''Through the Wall'' and the PSA ''Is History Repeating Itself?'' which was co-directed with

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and executive produced by

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Films and documentaries

*''Is History Repeating Itself?'', PSA (2016) *''Through the Wall'', short documentary (2015) *''Dirty Work'' (2004)

Music videos

*" No Lie",

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and

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, the music video also surpassed 1 billion views on

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in April 2022, making it Sean Paul's most popular music video. *"Caffeinated Consciousness",

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*" Polish Girl", "Slum Lord Rising",

*"Girl Friend",

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*"Flying Overseas", "Tribe",

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*"Lying to You",

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*" You Are a Tourist",

, the first live one-take music video *"

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Commercials

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* HP

Soundtracks

*'' The Paper'' *''Dirty Work'' (2004)

Discography

;Albums as ''Empire State'' * ''Empire State'' ( Warm Electronic Recordings, 2000) * ''Eternal Combustion'' (Warm Electronic Recordings, 2001)

Awards

Imagen Awards The Imagen Awards are administered by the Imagen Foundation, an organization dedicated to "encouraging and recognizing the positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry." To be considered for an Imagen Award, a media piece or person ...

, ''Though the Wall'' (2016) *

Webby Award The Webby Awards (colloquially referred to as the Webbys) are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over three thousand industry experts a ...

, " WTF?", OK Go (2009) *

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

(nomination), Best Long Format Music Video, "Caffeinated Consciousness",

*MTV Video Music Award (nomination), Best Art Direction, " You Are a Tourist",

*Atlanta Film Festival, Best Documentary, ''Dirty Work'' (2004) *BendFilm Festival Jury Prize, ''Dirty Work'' (2004)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nackashi, Tim Living people American film producers Film directors from Florida American music video directors Year of birth missing (living people) Warm Electronic Recordings artists