10.19.21

ALIX TURNER, FILM CRITIC

Dashcam is not a long film, nor a fast-paced or action-packed film. Yet it is gripping, intriguing and ultimately satisfying. That’s not to say it delivers neat answers; if it did, it would have been much less satisfying to me. The film reminds us that what we see or hear on the news may not be entirely true. It also asks the viewer to consider that whatever they see or hear is possibly just a small part of something bigger, just as whatever they do could be seen within a bigger picture, too.

10.12.21

ALEXANDRA HELLER-NICHOLAS, FILM CRITIC

What Dashcam accomplishes so well is bringing the very timely spirit of those 1970s conspiracy films which it so lovingly refers to, updating them to our specific contemporary moment, particularly in terms of the centrality of technology. Dashcam is an extraordinary low-budget political thriller that does a lot with a little, and is a masterclass that sometimes, having the guts to punch above its weight can pay off just through sheer audacity alone.

10.02.21

COLLIDER

Dashcam is a look into one editor's journey into solving a crime from behind his computer. The film, which dropped its official trailer earlier this week, is a terrifying glimpse into discovering the truth and the toll it can take on those behind the scenes, particularly when it is something thrown on their plate without their knowledge.

12.16.20

DEADLINE

Filmmaker Christian Nilsson and YouTuber Eric Tabach have partnered with production company Kamikaze Dogfight to finance Nilsson’s feature-length directorial debut Dashcam. Nilsson previously directed short film Unsubscribe, shot over Zoom, which gained prominence for topping the U.S. box office chart in June during lockdown despite only playing in one theater, grossing $25,000. The feature will star Tabach with Giorgia Whigham, Larry Fessenden, Zachary Booth, Guillian Gioiello and Noa Fisher.

7.16.20

NEW YORK POST

The American box office is so fragile that a couple of punks managed to get their quickly made independent film to the No. 1 spot in the country in June, just by renting out a single Westhampton Beach movie theater. For actor Eric Tabach and New York filmmaker Christian Nilsson, their quest began with a question: “ ’Is it possible to get one of my YouTube videos to be the No. 1 movie in America?’ ” Nilsson tells The Post.

6.19.20

BBC

The big-budget productions, directed by the likes of James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott, regularly draw the biggest crowds at cinemas across the US and beyond. But on 10 June, one box office-topping movie was watched by just two people, in one cinema.

6.18.20

VULTURE

Despite the nationwide upheaval caused by the coronavirus, the great American love of exploiting loopholes remains undimmed. Christian Nilsson and Eric Tabach, two filmmakers who hit upon a way to asterisk themselves into achieving their dreams: What if they made a movie, rented out a theater to show it, then bought all the tickets themselves? With barely anything else playing, would that be enough to top the box-office charts?

6.18.20

WASHINGTON POST

Eric Tabach, an actor and YouTuber, messaged his friend Christian Nilsson in May with an intriguing question: With virtually every theater shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic, could they top the box office if they somehow released a new movie? Nilsson, a New York-based filmmaker, hatched a plan. Now, just a month later, the former BuzzFeed colleagues have joined the ranks of Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and Christopher Nolan with a box-office-topping movie to their names.

2.22.18

SOUTHAMPTON PRESS

At its heart, the film is about main character Tom returning to where he grew up—Westhampton. The protagonist, a filmmaker, finds himself in the unenviable position of having to clean out memories from his childhood home after the house has been sold. But Tom, who left after a tragedy permanently altered his and his friends’ lives, hasn’t been back in a decade and finds that sometimes old wounds stay open and forgiveness can’t always be asked for.

2.20.18

NEWSDAY

Nilsson began writing the script after he had moved to Los Angeles and came back to Westhampton to visit. Though he’d spent nearly everyday wandering Main Street as a teenager, Nilsson said when he returned, the town suddenly felt unfamiliar.

5.06.17

NEW YORK EMMY AWARDS

Christian Nilsson receives a New York Emmy® Award for Best Historical/Cultural Segment for his short documentary "The Fight to be the Oldest Bar in NYC.”

4.14.17

MOËT & CHANDON

"The phrase 'New York values' has been thrown around like an insult for the last year. Yet anyone that has ever spent time in NYC knows the city embraces diversity and inclusion. I wanted to make a film that illustrates that 'New York values' are 'ideal values,'“ says Nilsson.

3.24.17

AD WEEK

At press time, Casting Remix with Ross Marquand, posted March 21, was past the 6.6 million Facebook Video views mark. A rep for Esquire tells Fishbowl that makes it the original Esquire video with the fastest audience ramp-up in less than 72 hours.

9.17.15

NEW YORK POST

Huffington Post’s Christian Nilsson set out to find the answer and released a video this week in which he tries to track down the true oldest bar among the city’s 1,700. The video is well worth watching just to see how hotly contested the issue is among bar owners and how far back Nilsson dives into the city’s historical records to look for the answer.