Nick Salazar

The Game of life
Written & Directed by Nick Salazar
Jack's secret could change the world ... the problem is he's locked in a psych ward.

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Nick Salazar is a first-time filmmaker, a first-generation American, and a lifelong storyteller. He has survived depression, divorce, a psych ward ... and somehow emerged with a camera in his hand. Drawing from the most difficult chapters of his life, he shaped those real experiences into a fictional narrative and bet everything he had to make his debut feature film, "The Game of Life."

Based in Denver, Colorado, Nick’s path into filmmaking is anything but traditional. He has worked as a lawyer, a high-end product designer, an entrepreneur, but is also a husband and a father. These roles have shaped and sharpened his understanding of human connection, conflict, and resilience. All of these identities inform the emotional and visual sensibilities behind his work.

The Game of Life explores mental health, the elasticity of reality, and the universal need to feel seen. Determined to portray psychiatric hospitals with honesty and dignity, Nick set the film inside a psych ward to capture both the internal experience of the patient and the external clinical perspective, an intersection he knows personally.

Nick’s lifelong struggles with depression and suicidality form the emotional backbone of the film, but they are also the source of his creative drive. Depression separates people, makes them feel alone. Filmmaking is an antidote, collaborating and connecting with a cast and crew and transforming complex technical and emotional challenges into something cinematic and human. "The Game of Life" is Nick's first feature, and the beginning of a career he’s determined to build for the rest of his life.

Get in touch: nick@stillside.com