Yep, this is it. You found it. Nate Simon’s reel. Congratulations. It’s a collection of clips from work by Nate Simon. There will be information and links under each video, but I hope you enjoy looking through the stuff I’ve made. It all exists in different genres, modes, and is full of different themes. Watching all of them back-to-back may be jarring, as each project needed a different style. Still, it shows, basically, every kind of thing I’ve been doing up until now.
As a note, all of these films (and more) are available on this website.
THE REEL
by Nate Simon
Narrative
Thank You for Inviting Me but I Had a Terrible Time
2024, 5min
Synopsis: A guy shows up for a birthday party with a gift but struggles to find his friends.
Written, Directed, Edited, Produced, and Shot by Nate Simon
The Guy calls his friends, trying to figure out where they are
My Friends
2023, 93min
Synopsis: This intimate dramedy follows three friends, Rachel, River, and Paul, as they learn to be better to themselves and others over a long and boring summer week.
Written, Directed, Edited, and Co-Produced, by Nate Simon
Paul and his cousin Zack walk around Times Square together while River and Rachel have their own, turbulent days
Rachel and River spend some time together, chatting about everything they’ve been going through.
Waterlover, Watercarrier
2022, 17min
Synopsis:
Two strangers, Eddie and Frankie, are forced to share 24 hours together when they are both sent to quarantine. Over the course of one night, they grow closer together than they could have ever imagined.
Shot and Edited by Nate Simon
A Sloane Stone Film
Eddie and Frankie, after finding themselves falling in love, must learn how to communicate without language.
Chrysanthemums
2021, 30min
Synopsis:
Over the course of a hot summer day, three hormonal, witty, and depressed teens navigate their mental health struggles while considering a suicide pact.
Directed, Co-Produced, and Edited by Nate Simon
The final moments between friends who’ve spent the day planning their suicide.
Opening Title Sequence
Experimental
Something I Made To Feel Better, 2021, 5min
An exploration of loneliness and isolation in an artificial world, made entirely in GTA V.
by Nate Simon
score by Nate Simon
Something I Made For Phil Solomon, 2021, 3min
An evocative tone poem inspired by the works of Phil Solomon made entirely in GTA V.
by Nate Simon
score by Nate Simon
If You Go High Enough, 2022, 3min
A figure in a void speaks with its uncaring creator.
by Nate Simon
music by Alex Moynihan
A Movie For My Family, 2019, 5min
A story of time and memory, told entirely through found family footage
by Nate Simon (his first experimental film)