Nika has written, directed, and starred in over 10 short films and 1 feature film.
She develops and produces narrative films under SWEET THUNDER PICTURES
See selected works below:
FOUR CHAIRS is a short film written by and starring Nika. She edited the piece and co-directed it with Ester Song Kim. Cinematography by Kelsey Talton. The film also stars Nick Cabot Rodriguez, Alessandro Marino, and Noah Silver.
The film premiered at Italy’s Ferrara Film Festival 2022 and won Nika Best Actress at the Sevilla Spain Film Festival 2022. @fourchairsfilm on instagram for updates
BRINDISI is a feature film available to watch on AMAZON PRIME VIDEO and VIMEO ON DEMAND. Nika stars, co-wrote, and co-directed.
Nika stars in the Italian-American feature film comedy BRINDISI which she co-wrote and co-directed.
Brindisi is an Italian-American comedy about three young couples in the south of Italy whose varied lives intersect on a boat to Greece, as they run from their responsibilities, the public eye and the police.
Nika plays all three female leads. The film is an excellent display of her prowess over dense theatrical dialogue, specific character development, and the balance between comedy and drama.
Find out more at the IMDB page here and at the official Brindisi website here.
Above see the Crowdfunding Video — written, directed, edited by Nika — that successfully led Brindisi to it’s $30,000 goal in only 30 days.
The video features co-star Alessandro Marino, cinematography by Christian Klein, and original music by Mirko Matera.
Los Angeles art magazine Amadeus commissioned Nika to create a piece to promote Brindisi. She directed and stars in the video, featuring Brindisi co-star Alessandro Marino and shot on 16mm by Brindisi cinematographer Christian Klein.
AFTERNOON VUOTO is a short film written by, starring, and edited by Nika Burnett. Becca Holstein directed the film in 2022, and it premiered online at film shortage.
COSMIC DISASTER is a short film made in one day. written by, directed, starring: pauline chalamet and nika burnett | voice over: anne hollister | cinematography: christian klein | editor: nika burnett a GUMMY films production.
“Just Like Yesterday” is a short film co-written by and starring Nika about working from home during the 2020 pandemic and how critical our inner voice can be during such isolated times.
OPEN ARMS is a 10 minute short film that pairs with a feature film script Nika has written. She wrote, starred in, and co-directed the short film on 16mm film. The movie is a surreal musical biopic about country singer Patsy Cline.