Author. Filmmaker. Educator.

Nina Sadowsky is an author, filmmaker and educator whose thrillers JUST FALL, THE BURIAL SOCIETY, THE EMPTY BED, CONVINCE ME and PRIVACY have all been published by Penguin Random House. Her books have been translated into German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, French, Turkish and Serbian. JUST FALL, THE BURIAL SOCIETY and THE EMPTY BED have been optioned for television adaptations. Sadowsky is known for her ability to thread social issues into mainstream thrillers, for her pacing, and for her cheerfully dark view on the world. She is currently developing her first scripted narrative podcast, the family drama TOTALITY for Fresh Produce Media.

She has written numerous original screenplays and adaptations for such companies as Starz, The Walt Disney Company, Working Title Films, ShivHan Pictures and Lifetime Television. Sadowsky also wrote, directed and produced the short film, “The First Year’s A Bitch,” a darkly funny take on the first year of marriage, starring Christine Taylor and John Livingston, which was featured in numerous film festivals, and which won the award for best editing at the New York Short Film Festival.  

Sadowsky serves as the founding Director for NYU Los Angeles, a study away program for advanced students interested in pursuing careers in the film, television, broadcast, music and tech industries. In her time at NYU LA she’s overseen the creation of multiple professional development initiatives designed to support the students’ academic experience, launched a PitchFest to showcase new writers, as well as a Musical Spotlight highlighting new performers. She’s also fostered key community partnerships, and is particularly proud of the program’s launch of the now annual Hollywood Climate Summit, designed to increase sustainability across all facets of the entertainment industry. 

Sadowsky joined NYU after more than a decade at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where she taught producing and writing on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Student films created under her guidance have won the Student Emmy, the Student Oscar, and have been featured in the Shorts Corner at Cannes.

Sadowsky served as President of Production for Signpost Films, a film financier and foreign distributor, where she worked on such projects as the Academy Award nominated “The House of Sand and Fog,” starring Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley.

Prior to joining Signpost, she served as President of Meg Ryan's Prufrock Pictures for over five years. During her tenure, Prufrock landed first look feature deals with Fox 2000 and Castle Rock Entertainment and an overall long-form television deal with Polygram/Universal Television. 

Sadowsky served as executive producer for the hit film “The Wedding Planner,” starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey, produced “Desert Saints,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, the supernatural thriller, “Lost Souls,” starring Winona Ryder, the telefilm “Northern Lights,” starring Diane Keaton, and the indie feature  “Jumpin' at the Boneyard” starring Tim Roth, Jeffrey Wright and Samuel L. Jackson, which was featured in the Sundance, Montreal and Torino film festivals.  

A native of New York City, Sadowsky lives in Los Angeles with her second husband and blended family of four almost adultish kids. She travels extensively (recent destinations include New York (because it’s always home), Lake Como and Venice, Italy (no explanation necessary), Abu Dhabi (where she rode a camel and had a falconry lesson) and Mazatlan (for the total eclipse). She loves music, cooking and Ecstatic Dance on Sunday afternoons (silent disco on Venice Beach, CA). She prides herself on being able to talk with almost anyone and will always be insatiably curious about our world and the people in it.