Nicholas Jarecki is the director of the critically acclaimed Showtime documentary THE OUTSIDER (featuring James Toback, Woody Allen, Harvey Keitel, Robert Downey, Jr., and Neve Campbell). He is the author of the Doubleday 2002 book “Breaking In: How 20 Film Directors Got Their Start.” He is the co-writer (with Bret Easton Ellis) and producer of the screen adaptation of the bestselling novel THE INFORMERS (starring Kim Basinger, Winona Ryder, Billy Bob Thornton, and Mickey Rourke.) Most recently Nick produced TYSON, the incendiary doc on the legendary heavyweight which won a special jury prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and opened theatrically to critical acclaim in May 2009. TYSON was nominated for an IFP / Gotham Best Documentary award in October 2009.