Director Nico Poalillo has joined Pulse Films’ global roster to be represented for commercial and music videos.
The San Diego native is driven by work that finds the edge, embraces a natural chaos, and evokes a visceral response. His commercial directing credits span such brands as Audi, Cadillac and Dodge. Prior to connecting with Pulse Films, Poalillo had most recently been repped in the U.S. by Los York.
Poalillo had originally intended to be a black metal musician. However while a university student in art history, he discovered a fascination for both car culture and advertising. Inspired to bolster this new passion, he began working as an ad creative, and began shooting his own spots.
Poalillo commented “It’s kismet for me on all fronts. Pulse has, and will forever be a company that is at the center of everything I love in filmmaking; from their work in longform, to the advertising space and music video world – Pulse encompasses everything I am eager to explore in my creative journey, and the best part is that they are amazing, supportive, and dynamic individuals whom are hungry to take their craft to the next level. It’s a tremendous honor.”
Mino Jarjoura, Pulse’s global president of commercials and music videos, remarked, “Nico arrives at Pulse with an impressively refined body of work, infusing his productions with a distinctive and revitalizing energy. His passion for storytelling and the creation of striking, contemporary visuals is the perfect addition to our roster.”
This signing comes off the back of the team’s outstanding award-winning run picking up nine awards at Ciclope, and a number of wins at the UKVMAs including Best Production Company and Best Producer.
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More