ABOUT THE FILM: Brian Nice had it all—a successful career as a fashion photographer, a model wife, a baby daughter, and a lifetime of international travel—until one day a death-defying brain injury took it all away. But rather than let that stop him, Brian has pivoted, using a unique perspective on life to influence the images he captures with his camera. With the patience of a Buddhist monk, the humor of a teenage boy, and an unwavering will to create art, Brian cannot be stopped, not even by a brain injury.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER: Julia Barrett-Mitchell is an actor and filmmaker born and raised in New York City. She has directed 18 music videos, has appeared on Network television, and starred in multiple independent feature films such as Behind Some Dark Cloud and a romance novel adaptation trilogy for PassionFlix. Since moving to Beacon she has made a satirical pilot about city transplants reinventing their lives in the greener pastures of the Hudson Valley as well as the short film 45 Degrees about her friend and local collaborator, Brian Nice.