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Nili Bassman

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The Strange Dark  premiered in NYC at the Soho International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept 21, 2024. That debut was followed by screenings at The El Paso Film Festival and The First Glance Film Festival in Philadelphia, where Nili was nominated as BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM and the cast of The Strange Dark won the award for BEST ENSEMBLE IN A FEATURE FILM.

Next up:  Ft, Lauderdale. Stay tuned for more festival viewing info!

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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.

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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

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"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. 

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