Nate Sheppard Media

12/04/2025

I'm so thrilled to announce that SCAPEGOAT (a horror short film I shot and edited) was been nominated for 4 categories at the Milwaukee Independent Film Awards this weekend: Best Horror Short, Best Thriller/Action Short, Best Costuming/Makeup, and Best Music*!

Shoutout to director Andrew Egan (Inspire Digital Studios), costume designer ShelleyNovotny, makeup artist Christina Bayer and everyone else who made this film possible.

Catch SCAPEGOAT this Sunday (Dec 7th) at 2:15pm at The Bend Theater as a part of their Narrative Shorts block and thank you to MIFA for supporting indie film!

(*I used pre-existing music from an artist I found online. I'll make sure to let them know if they win this category!)

12/01/2025

What a lovely evening of conversation! If you missed it and would like to listen, let me know and I can send you the link.

Thank you to everyone who came out for our first presentation in our new CULTURE TALKS series last month!

Former pastor and linguist Nate Sheppard gave an introduction to the Christian religion as a part of this first series of lectures exploring American Christianity. We had a good diversity of perspectives and backgrounds present and the conversations before and afterwards were a lovely example of how wonderful our community is.

(The recording of the lecture will not be made publicly available but if you are interested in listening to it, please reach out to us and we'd be happy to send you a link.)

Our next talk is on December 16th at 7PM where music teacher and Bible academic Andrea Sheppard will be exploring the historic relationship between state and religion in America.

All lectures are free and open to the public and will be held at The Hilgermann Center (25 S. Brown St. in downtown Rhinelander).

See you there!

(Learn more about CULTURE TALKS at www.thehilgermann.com/culturetalks)

11/29/2025

Shot some great stuff this weekend with these two.

Photo by Amanda Anderson

11/27/2025

i know it’s snowing or whatever but i'm still dreaming of these classic from southern wisconsin...

11/26/2025

November vibes. (And a sneak peek at a new film project.)

11/25/2025

Last month the Northwoods Veterans Homestead hired me to make a short documentary about their efforts to build a sustainable community to help veterans in need of support in the northwoods. You can watch the full short film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEElMFeIdCs

11/24/2025

11/22/2025

Lots of fun to be had at The Hilgermann today (Nov 22) starting with these stickers and postcards that are for sale during the Holiday Market from 10am-2pm! Then we’re celebrating The Hilgermann's 1st Anniversary in style tonight from 7-9pm with a multimedia immersive experience designed by yours truly. See you there!

Today’s the day! Join us for our Holiday Market today (Nov 22) from 10am-2pm and check out our growing collection of Hilgermann merch.

We’ve got two sizes of Hodagmann stickers (our new mascot if you haven’t heard) designed by Tlainey and we’ve got last year’s limited edition (only 100 printed!) commemorative postcard designed by Bri Wheeler (yes, the same artist who put together our front window display)! Stay tuned for this year’s postcard design.

And of course don’t forget to come back tonight between 7-9pm to celebrate our 1st Anniversary in business with us. We’ll have snacks, mocktails and an immersive multimedia experience for you to enjoy. (Stickers and postcards will be for sale then as well.)

See you at 25 S. Brown St in downtown Rhinelander!

11/19/2025

Really excited about The Hilgermann's anniversary party on Saturday (11/22) with the debut of my latest multimedia art installation (which you can get a sneak peek of in this interview)! Free to attend. See you Saturday!

11/17/2025

Join me tomorrow night!

Join us tomorrow evening (11/18) for our first CULTURE TALK, presentations by community members on a wide range of topics such as culture, history, art, philosophy, religion and more.

For this first presentation, filmmaker, linguist and former pastor Nate Sheppard will present an Intro to the Christian Religion by providing a broad overview of the Christian religion (history, varying beliefs, religious symbols, etc) to better situate ourselves in this current American moment. There will be a Q&A immediately following.

All lectures are free and open to the public and will be held at The Hilgermann Center (25 S. Brown St. in downtown Rhinelander). See you there!

(The views expressed during these lectures are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Hilgermann Center. All organizers, speakers and participants are expected to remain civil and respectful when engaging with these topics.)

11/14/2025

Uff da! It’s going to be quite a week for us in the Sheppard house, but we’re excited for all these wonderful events (and they’re all free)!

First up, you can catch my wife Andrea playing some holiday tunes TONIGHT (Nov 14) at ArtStart’s Holiday Market from 4-7pm. Then you can stop in again at the market tomorrow (Nov 15) anytime between 10am-2pm to listen to yours truly strumming Christmas tunes on a ukulele.

But the fun doesn’t stop there because immediately after the market, you can head on down to the Sawmill Brewing Company in Merrill to listen to Andrea’s North Wind Ensemble perform as a part of Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Pint-Sized Concert Series” at 3PM (on Nov 15).

Then on Tuesday (Nov 18) at 7PM, I’ll be giving the first in a series of lectures called CULTURE TALKS which will be taking place at The Hilgermann in downtown Rhinelander. I’ll be giving an introductory talk on Christianity for anyone interested in discussing the religion in a safe and respectful context.

Then finally, Andrea and I are celebrating our first year since opening the The Hilgermann on Saturday (Nov 22) from 7-9pm with a fun anniversary party that will feature a fully immersive multimedia experience designed by myself in our community room.

All events are free to attend and we’d love to hang out with you all this week! See you soon!

11/13/2025

Yet another example of what I do for a living depending on the week: I’m running sound and lights at Nicolet College for their latest theater production, “Suite Surrender,” which opens tonight!

Enjoy this glamorous 1940s comedy full of mistaken identities, slamming doors, and diva-sized drama. And stop by the sound booth to say hi while you’re there! More info on showtimes and tickets below. ��Thursday, November 13 | 7:30pm�Friday, November 14 | 7:30pm�Saturday, November 15 | 7:30pm�Sunday, November 16 | 2pm�...�Friday, November 21 | 7:30pm�Saturday, November 22 | 2pm��Get your tickets at nicoletcollege.tix.com or call the box office at 715.365.4646.d