The owner of three independent cinemas in New York City—including the oldest still-operating theater in the five boroughs—Nicolas Nicolaou came to New York City from his native Greece at the age of 15. A job at an RKO cinema led to a love of the industry that flourished over the next 50 years. Nicolaou’s passion for theaters, particularly neighborhood theaters, takes center stage in Abel Ferrara’s 2019 documentary The Projectionist; in September 2020, distributor Kino Lorber allowed theaters to screen the film and keep 100 percent of sales, as they reopened.
Source: Indie Focus: New York Cinema Veteran Nicolas Nicolaou – Boxoffice