Nico Swan, a meteoric writer, filmmaker and rockstar from Detroit. He is the first ever Red Bull Emerging Filmmaker Fellow. His films have recieved top awards at the International Thespian Society & London Music Vidoe Festival. He is developing his feature Midwest Emo, a Rathaus Film Grant Finalist and Arc Fund recipient. His microbudget musical dramedy Hip Hop Clowns, starring Jonathan B. Wright, premiered at an Academy Award–qualifying festival in 2023 and has since gained a cult following. Beyond film, Nico creates immersive projection-based experiences and has built an audience of 300k on TikTok, with his work even featured on Hasan Piker’s Twitch show HasanAbi.