Nicholas Joseph Cunha, son of the known journalist Raimundo Lima, was born in Manhattan, NY. At the age of 19, he directed his first short film, "Outdated", followed by "Daisy", at the age of 20. In 2016 got the "Best International Short Film" award at LABRFF for the short "Red Souls".
Cunha has directed 7 shorts in total, and is attached in multiple projects throughout 2017.