NILES HECKMAN | DOCUMENTARIAN
Niles is a documentary filmmaker, street photographer, and essayist.
His outputs focus on self-development with underlying themes of personal growth, life balance, creativity, pro-democratic political philosophy, and our relationship to the natural world. Shared via his films, written and narrated insights and essays which serve as incubation writings for those films and release through his podcast An Infinite Path, alternate media appearances, photography blog Philosophical Photography, and in mentorships with others.
He is the director of the feature film Transmutation, the documentary series Shamans of The Global Village, and various short subject films and videos.
Aurora-Lab is his production entity and much of his footage can be licensed through Filmsupply.
PERSONAL CONTACT
nilesheckman@auroa-lab.com
www.nilesheckman.com / www.aurora-lab.com
LICENSING REPRESENTATION
FILMSUPPLY
Micah Austin
MICAH@FILMSUPPLY.COM
ACCOLADES
Yes, Niles has won multiple awards in his past. Although it’s nice to be recognized, none of them are listed here because they don’t actually represent his best work. So go figure.
MENTORSHIPS
Niles spends a small percentage of his time doing mentorships/consultations for others via a system he’s developed called The Individualization Trinity. Email him for details.
APPEARANCES
Below are places Niles can be found in the form of press or guest appearance. Either regarding something he's created or by rambling philosophically to help others and himself try and figure it all out.