Nate Sheppard Media

10/07/2025

Got a middle schooler or high schooler who’s interested in filmmaking? Next Tuesday (July 15*), I’ll be teaching a workshop where I’ll teach students the basics of making movies using only a smartphone and some creativity.

No prior knowledge or experience of filmmaking or videography is necessary. Workshop is free to attend but you must register ahead of time using the link in my bio. Bring your phone and let’s have fun!

Thanks to ArtStart, New Horizons Family Services, and the Oneida County Health Department for providing free summer youth activities through their program called “Project Connect.” Learn more about all of the youth events happening this summer at artstartrhinelander.org/tae

*the graphic has the incorrect date

05/06/2025

One of my favorite Rhinelander events! And I got to make this highlight reel for them. Enjoy (and mark your calendars for next year)!

29/05/2025

SCAPEGOAT was just nominated for Best Editing and Best Atmopshere from the Independent Horror Movie Awards!

If you're not familiar, SCAPEGOAT is a 2024 short horror film directed by Andrew Egan (Inspire Digital Studios) with cinematography and editing by yours truly.

Special shoutout to Shelley Novotny for the stellar costume and set design that helped make the atmosphere top tier quality!

(If you're curious to see the film for yourself, you can find the link in the comments.)

28/05/2025

Sometimes I get to do some rather unusual things for my job. Finally finishing up these Kickstarter reward VHS boxes for “A Kingdom of Tea and Strangers,” a feature documentary I did the soundtrack for.

(You can watch the full film for yourself here: https://youtu.be/-iyGVHCPUrI)

21/05/2025

What a great conversation last night! It was the last Nate Show of the season, but join us again next fall for Season 5.

One year ago yesterday, our owners Nate and Andrea officially purchased a building in built by Otto Hilgermann in downtown Rhinelander.

Last night we celebrated our first anniversary by having a conversation with local historians Kerry Bloedorn and Bill Vancos about the history of the building and its builder.

Thank you to both Bill and Kerry for sharing your knowledge with us! We're honored to be a part of carrying on the Hilgermann legacy.

(The conversation was live-streamed last night but is not currently publicly available to watch. However, if you are interested in viewing it for yourself, let us know and we can send you a link!)

19/05/2025

Join us tomorrow night (May 20th) for The Nate Show!

The Nate Show is a talk show hosted monthly by yours truly at The Hilgermann Center in downtown Rhinelander. This month's special guests are local historians Kerry Bloedorn and Bill Vancos!

In honor of the one-year anniversary of my wife and I purchasing the Hilgermann building, I thought it'd be fun to have Kerry and Bill on to talk about the history of the building and its builder, Otto Hilgermann.

The show will be live-streamed as usual, but you are welcome to join us in person at the Hilgermann (25 S. Brown St. in Rhinelander) for this free event.

Doors open at 7:00PM.
Show starts at 7:30PM.

Let me know if you have any questions and we'll see you there!.

17/05/2025

Join us tomorrow (Sunday, May 18) for a fun afternoon of indie filmmaking at The Hilgermann!

At 1PM, producer Aaron Pickelmann will be talking about his new feature Hodag horror film shooting up here next year.

Then at 2PM we’re having our monthly Northwoods Filmmaking Society meetup to talk about editing (using footage we shot at our last meetup)!

Both events are free and open to anyone who’s interested. See you at 25 S. Brown St. in Rhinelander!

17/05/2025

I love seeing how much support and interest there is for indie films in the northwoods!

13/05/2025

Had a blast yesterday at Elcho School District for their first ever job fair!

10/05/2025

As of today, you can now watch “A Kingdom of Tea and Strangers” for free on YouTube! (Yes, the FULL FILM is available to watch completely free of charge! Link is below.)

If you’re not familiar, I had the privilege of composing and doing sound design for my friend’s feature documentary about a beautiful retreat center in the English countryside.

Congrats Houston and Debora Coley for finally letting your film out into the world! May it continue to bless and challenge people to think more deeply about community and what it means to live out of healthy spirituality in every aspect of life.

WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/-iyGVHCPUrI?feature=shared

08/05/2025

Yesterday, I testified before the WI Assembly Committee on Ways and Means regarding Assembly Bill 231 which would establish Film Incentives and a Film Office for the state of Wisconsin. Here's my speech in full.

(Thank you to Nathan Deming for helping organize and for tracking down the video for me and thanks to Action Wisconsin for making it all happen!)