Randall Nickerson has been working in the film industry since 1987, first as a stage and film actor and then transitioning into cinematography and ultimately into directing. Nickerson has shot for many news agencies and for several documentary films. “Ariel Phenomenon” is his first feature length documentary after much practice in short form documentaries. Nickerson is also a professional commercial and nature photographer who has had highly reviewed gallery exhibtions in Manhattan and Massachusetts. His photos have also appeared in several books including NY Times Best Seller “UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record." Nickerson runs a film, video and photographic production company called String Theory Films.