Nicholas Kuhn

Franco-American, raised in France, Niko left Paris after studying Economics and Finance. He did his National Service abroad as a junior financial controller shortly in Brussels then in Madrid in 2000 for five years. Through a quick acquisition of the Spanish language he was able to fully experience the culture and people of Spain. This broadened cultural exposure opened a door which compelled him to follow a creative path after years in finance. In 2005 he arrived in New York, worked briefly in a Chelsea art gallery, then studied Fine Art for a year. He then joined the visionary project of an interior-architect friend at Trak-kit. Becoming Acting Director there, he gained experience in design, carpentry, metal work, and robotics. The urge to pursue his own projects motivated a switch in direction of film, an old passion. He started freelancing as a production assistant in commercials and music videos, only to focus on one end, filming.

His experience as a cameraman includes “Any Given Tuesday…In Brooklyn”, a short documentary on Obama’s election in Brooklyn. He’s worked as camera assistant in the features “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” with Zach Galifianakis and Blue Valentine with Ryan Gosling. He also worked as camera assistant in major music videos such as Norah Jones and John Mayer to name a few, as well as in some prestigious commercials. On the side, he’s also been filming and editing web videos for small businesses.

In addition to film, Niko’s passion for Africa has constantly been growing. After visiting several friends in Morocco, Senegal and South Africa he fell in love with the continent of human origin and the people there. His Great Uncle, Byron Kuhn de Prorok , who was an archeologist, explorer and pioneer, wrote many books on his adventures in Eastern Africa. Through his uncle, Niko found yet a deeper connection to the continent and a shared path, which has inspired his sense of adventure, through film and travel and a third passion, soccer.

As an avid novice soccer player he has always been fascinated by the cultural aspect of football in society and its universal dimension, all around the world. Having seen the stadium in Cape Town being built for the South African World Cup, Niko immersed himself in the excitment of this historic event.  Being able to return to film and experience the World Cup and its cultural impact will be the culmination of many passions and a life dream.

Passionate about film, football and Africa, We’re Going to the World Cup seems a natural next step for Niko to fulfill his destiny.