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Nili Bassman

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Nili stars as Susan in this sci-fi thriller/dark comedy feature. Edgar believes he can see the future, but his wife thinks he's mad, his daughter thinks he's strange, and the agents from double star accounting will stop at nothing to get their data back. Written and directed by Chris Messineo. Director of Photography: Teodoro Maniaci. VIEW FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

The Strange Dark film Poster
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The Strange Dark  premiered in NYC at the Soho International Film Festival in September 2024. Many festivals followed including The First Glance Film Festival in Philadelphia, where Nili was nominated as BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM and the cast won the awards for BEST ENSEMBLE IN A FEATURE FILM.

Winter/Spring 2025 Festival Scehdule coming soon, including another chance to catch A Strange Dark in NEW YORK CITY at WINTER FILM FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22ND. Screening at Look Cinema @12noon. Help us pack the theatre!

Best Actress nominations Philly 2024 Nili Bassman

User Zero is a short film about a neuroscientist who develops a pacemaker for the brain to treat mental illness. The film, by Ria Tobbaccowala, premiered as an independent pilot episode at Seriesfest in 2021, winning the award for best digital short drama. Watch Now on HBO MAX

USER ZERO STILL Nili Bassman

"My Year of Having It All"

Shortly before the pandemic forced a Broadway shut down, Nili was honored to write a piece for The Ensemblist about balancing a Broadway career with early motherhood. Click Here to read about her time playing Hunyak in Chicago on Broadway while raising a newborn and preschooler at home. 

Ensemblist article by Nili Bassman
Nili Bassman backstage at The Ambassador Theatre on Broadway, with her daughter
Nili w baby Tennyson backstage at CHICAG
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