Nathan Willis is a multi award winning documentary filmmaker. He is interested in stories about people, community, faith, disability, and the power of art. He works almost exclusively as a one person crew in order to tell intimate, character-driven stories.

His first feature documentary, Rap Squad, won a Mid-America Emmy Award for Best Cultural Documentary and aired on PBS stations across the U.S. as part of the PBS series, Reel South. His second feature, 7 Days: The Opioid Crisis in Arkansas, was created in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas PBS and tells stories of individuals whose lives have been affected by the opioid epidemic. The film reached over 1 million views on YouTube within 6 months of being released. He most recently worked as an episode director and cinematographer on the PBS series, Southern Storytellers.

His films have appeared on NBC News, PBS, and Vice. His work has also screened at Slamdance, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.