Tim Nackashi Explained

Tim Nackashi is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director. He is perhaps best known for his one-take music video for OK Go's "WTF?" and the documentary film Dirty Work, co-directed by David Sampliner and executive produced by Edward Norton, which had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Career

Nackashi has created music videos for Maroon 5, Neon Indian and Death Cab for Cutie. He created a 360-degree video interactive film for the song "Are We" by musician Craig Wedren. In addition to music videos and commercial work, he continues to create socially aware documentaries such as the short film Through the Wall and the PSA Is History Repeating Itself? which was co-directed with Aya Tanimura and executive produced by Katy Perry.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Films and documentaries

• Is History Repeating Itself?, PSA (2016)
• Through the Wall, short documentary (2015)
• Dirty Work (2004)

Music videos

• "No Lie", Sean Paul and Dua Lipa, the music video also surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube in April 2022, making it Sean Paul's most popular music video.^[5]
• "Caffeinated Consciousness", TV on the Radio
• "Polish Girl", "Slum Lord Rising", Neon Indian
• "Girl Friend", Icona Pop
• "Flying Overseas", "Tribe", Theophilus London
• "Lying to You", Goldroom
• "Never Gonna Leave This Bed", Maroon 5
• "You Are a Tourist", Death Cab for Cutie, the first live one-take music video
• "Shower", Becky G
• "100 Bad Days", AJR
• "Mind Over Matter", Young the Giant

Commercials

• Heineken
• Ray-Ban
• HP

Soundtracks

• The Paper
• Dirty Work (2004)

Discography

Albums as Empire State

• Empire State (Warm Electronic Recordings, 2000)
• Eternal Combustion (Warm Electronic Recordings, 2001)

Awards

• Imagen Awards, Though the Wall (2016) ^[6]
• Webby Award, "WTF?", OK Go (2009)
• Grammy Award (nomination), Best Long Format Music Video, "Caffeinated Consciousness", TV on the Radio
• MTV Video Music Award (nomination), Best Art Direction, "You Are a Tourist", Death Cab for Cutie
• Atlanta Film Festival, Best Documentary, Dirty Work (2004)
• BendFilm Festival Jury Prize, Dirty Work (2004)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Katy Perry’s chilling PSA against creating a database of Muslims in the country. Kristine. Guerra. 15 January 2017. 20 January 2017. washingtonpost.com.
2. Web site: Death Cab For Cutie Pull Off Live 'You Are A Tourist' Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129060404/http://www.mtv.com/news/1661400/death-cab-for-cutie-you-are-a-tourist/. dead. November 29, 2014. mtv.com. 20 January 2017.
3. Web site: Through the wall: a family divided by the US-Mexico border – video. Tim. Nackashi. Chelo. Alvarez-Stehle. Chelo Alvarez-Stehle. Source: The. Guardian. 29 March 2016. 20 January 2017. The Guardian.
4. Web site: Through The Wall produced by Chelo Alvarez-Stehle and directed by Tim Nackashi – OFFICIAL LATINO. officiallatino.com. 20 January 2017.
5. https://urbanislandz.com/2022/04/21/sean-paul-dua-lipas-no-lie-surpasses-1-billion-views-on-youtube/ Sean Paul, Dua Lipa’s “No Lie” Surpasses 1 Billion Views On YouTube
6. Web site: Winners of 31st Annual Imogen Awards Announced. www.imagen.org. 20 January 2017.