Nick Rosen

Nick Rosen is an Emmy-winning filmmaker living in Colorado. He is a partner, writer and producer at Sender Films. He is the director of the Emmy-winning documentary films The Alpinist and Valley Uprising, and the National Geographic series, “First Ascent,” and a co-creator of the Reel Rock Film Tour. Rosen is the co-director of The Dark Wizard (Mountainfilm 2026), alongside Peter Mortimer. Nick holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Colorado College, and a master’s from Columbia’s School of International and Public affairs. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and two kids.

Rosen has directed and co-directed many Mountainfilm selections including Alone on the Wall (Mountainfilm 2010), Honnold 3.0 (Mountainfilm 2013), Valley Uprising, The Man Behind the Mask (both Mountainfilm 2015); High and Mighty, Generation Up, Showdown at Horseshoe Hell (all Mountainfilm 2016); Young Guns, Brette, Boys in the Bugs (both Mountainfilm 2017); Up to Speed (Mountainfilm 2019), United States of Joe's (Mountainfilm 2020) and most recently Reel Rock 16: Big Things to Come and Reel Rock 16: Cuddle (all Mountainfilm 2022), Reel Rock: Rayu and Reel Rock: Resistance Climbing (Mountainfilm 2023), as well as Reel Rock: Climbing Never Die (Mountainfilm 2024).