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Nate Pierce
played by James Buffington
For some people, attending college puts off the inevitable entry into "real life", which is definitely true of Nate Pierce. Nate spends his days working in the University library and going to class, and his evenings reading, writing, and occasionally going out with his pals. He substitutes literature for personal relationships, except for his close ties to his grandfather (Robert Shaw), with whom he frequently discusses books and ideas.
Nate's comfortable but solitary life changes dramatically when one of his essays appears in a national publication without his knowledge or involvement, and to his surprise and dismay is received openly and enthusiastically by the literary community. For someone who spends most of this time trying to avoid people, embracing such praise is difficult. His professors describe him as a thinker of catholic dimensions, his friends as idiosyncratic, and he sees himself as a closet intellectual. His solace is in his writing, which now is the very thing propelling him toward what he has worked so hard to avoid: making a choice.
"Actor" is another title James carries on the revisions project, in addition to Writer, Director, and Producer. For his senior project, James chose to make a film based on his own experiences at the University of Minnesota. After throwing around ideas with Eric C. Hedberg, James wrote the script that eventually became revisions. Shortly thereafter, he assembled a production team from his group of friends, and Siege Perilous Films was born.
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