Nathan Weidner
Writer / Director / Editor
Nathan Weidner
Writer / Director / Editor
I seek to tell stories of significance that positively impact our world and to provide emerging filmmakers with experience in shooting films.
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PRAUS Media / Outside Hollywood Movies
Nathan Weidner is a high school French and Media Production teacher who works actively in independent film over the summers. He established PRAUS Media as a non-profit organization whose purpose was to give college film students their first experience working on a feature film. To date PRAUS has produced 2 films, A Story for Winter (2021) and The Name of the Sun (2022). Nathan went on to establish Outside Hollywood Movies to collaborate with Ohio artists and to help bring visibility to Ohio film, and they released their first film Chasing Glamour in 2023.
Filmography
  • Writer (5 Credits)
    Reckless Mercy
    Screenplay
    Chasing Glamour2023
    Feature
    What Ended It All2023
    Short
    The Name of the Sun2022
    Feature
    A Story For Winter2021
    Feature
  • Producer (4 Credits)
    Chasing Glamour2023
    Feature
    What Ended It All2023
    Short
    The Name of the Sun2022
    Feature
    A Story For Winter2021
    Feature
  • Director (3 Credits)
    Chasing Glamour2023
    Feature
    What Ended It All2023
    Short
    A Story For Winter2021
    Feature
Education
College
Ohio State Univerity
French
1988 – 1993
High School
Fort Hayes Career Center
Radio & TV Broadcasting
1986 – 1988
Personal Details
Birth Date
February 14
Current City
Columbus, Ohio
Hometown
Columbus, Ohio
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
White
Trivia
I went by the pen name J. Walter Cohen for about 15 years, but my daughter, Meah Weidner, inspired me to write "A Story For Winter," and it didn't seem right to use a different name than hers, so I reverted back to my legal name.
My daughter, Meah, was murdered in 2009 just 3 months after I wrote "A Story For Winter" to honor children like her who have special needs. The prosecutor who tried her murderer was Trey Gowdy, it was the last trial he prosecuted before going to serve as a US Congressman.
I am a video production and French teacher at Canal Winchester High School in Ohio.
"A Story For Winter" was shot on the iPhone 12 with students from my high school, for a total budget of $3000.
Quotes
You can take over the world temporarily by force, but you can seize it eternally through kindness.
I seek to tell stories of significance that positively impact our world and to provide emerging filmmakers with experience in shooting films.
Contact
Company
PRAUS Media / Outside Hollywood Movies
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