mission

Synaptic Cinema is dedicated to creating fun and compelling feature, new media, and indie projects. Striving to be both visually and viscerally interesting (and to alliterate whenever possible), Synaptic Cinema makes every effort to captivate audiences with memorable work and with whatever budget is available. Our ultimate goal is to tell awesome stories, plain and simple.

we are

nicholas sayaan : owner : director : writer : producer

Like a unicorn, Nicholas is very rare in that he is one of the few individuals in the industry actually born and raised in Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA (with degrees he doesn't use any more, except for random brain trivia and grammar checking), the East West Players Conservatory, and the Second City Conservatory. Currently, he revels in directing, writing, and producing, with some of his current projects at Make Up Sketch and Getting By. Nicholas is also a photographer and editor, so he'll shoot your wedding and edit your reel for cash money if you'd like. Seriously (Synaptic Stills and Reel Cutting.