Day in the Life of a Riverkeeper

A short film by Zac Nicholson. A day in the life of boat captain John Lipscomb might include checking to see what impact the disposal of material dredged by the Army Corps of Engineers has on a pristine area of Houghtaling Island. Zac Nicholson (Director/Producer/Editor) is a New Yorker, born and raised on Upper West Side of Manhattan. His professional career in the arts started when he was eight and a member of the Children's Chorus at the Metropolitan Opera, the World's premiere Opera House. While interested in everything from conducting, to writing, to photography and the fine arts, it was during his five years at the Met that Zac first realized he wanted to direct. Although initially set on directing Opera after working onstage with the likes of Franco Zeffirelli and Tim Albery, his interest quickly shifted to cinema after helping a friend out with a short and realizing his desire to tell stories visually could be explored to a much greater extent on film. After finishing up high school at Collegiate School, Zac spent four years in NYU's film program where he had a focus in directing, cinematography, editing and producing. Poe St. Films is his production company.