What We Do
Nicolas Muñoz
(Nico)
Documentary - Film Director, Buenos Aires Argentina, https://elmanofilms.com.ar/
San Isidro, Buenos Aires
United States
Available for Freelance
Open To Virtual Coffee
I use my lens as a microscope to force a pause and observe. Not to play the savior, but to show exactly what we are losing.
About
Nicolás Muñoz
Documentary Filmmaker & DOP | Buenos Aires, Argentina
He studied photography and cinematography at ORT schools, later specializing in documentary filmmaking at INA (France), and honing his craft at UBA (Argentina) and Maine Media College (USA).
At age 24, after graduating from film school, he began a 13-year career as a correspondent for Associated Press Television. Covering breaking news across Latin America and beyond, Muñoz reported from extraordinary places and captured urgent, human-centered stories.
In 2014, with two young children, he made the difficult decision to leave the news world—stepping away from a stable path into one that was more uncertain, especially financially. He shifted his focus from news to longform documentary work, channeling his journalistic experience into a visual storytelling style that blends strong imagery, emotion, and narrative clarity—even in complex or sensitive environments. In 2018, he won Best Adventure Film at the Banff Film Festival in Canada. Since then, his work has continued to evolve across formats and platforms, earning recognition such as the Sony World Photography Award in 2024 and becoming a Sony Alpha Partner. Today, he collaborates with NGOs, broadcasters, and institutions to tell grounded, human-centered stories with lasting impact.
His work explores the intersections of social justice, environmental crisis, and resilience. With a deeply personal approach and a collaborative mindset, Muñoz often works directly with communities to amplify their voices and build powerful narratives from the ground up.
Featured Work
Utopians
Artist and scientist Joaquín Fargas' mission to leave the world in a better place.
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Cursed Gold
Contamination of the Amazon by mercury from the gold mining industry.
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Crazy About Radio
Broadcast on 100.3 FM, it is called “La Colifata”. This radio station, unique in its kind, is hosted by patients of a psychiatric hospital.
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Murciélago
David Peralta, who became blind at five due to a grenade explosion, plays as a forward for Argentina's blind national soccer team, Los Murcielagos (The Bats). In a nation that reveres soccer, Peralta and his team demonstrate that disabilities do not hinder the pursuit of medals.
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