About the author
Nick Maccarone is originally from Oakland, California but has spent nearly half his life in New York as an actor, writer, filmmaker, community outreach volunteer, and youth mentor. After receiving his M.F.A. in Acting from Columbia University, Nick has appeared on television shows like, Scandal, Elementary, Law and Order: SVU, Unforgettable, and MTV’S Eye Candy.
Nick recently wrote, acted, and produced several short films, two of which have been accepted and appeared in the Highland Independent Film Festival, Resobox Film Festival, Canadian Diversity Film Festival, LOVE >> Festival, Williamsburg International Film Festival, Downtown Urban Arts Festival at Tribeca Film Center, and the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival in India.
He has also taught and served as an outreach volunteer in Nepal, Haiti, South Africa as well as for Coalition for the Homeless, Working in Support of Education, Black Male Initiative, the All-Stars Project, and St. Francis Xavier Parish in New York City.