After finishing filming "The Wild World of Hasil Adkins", Nitzberg moved to California to attend the MFA program of the California Institute of the Arts, studying under Alexander Mackendrick, director of "The Ladykillers" and "Sweet Smell of Success".
After finishing filming "The Wild World of Hasil Adkins", Nitzberg moved to California to attend the MFA program of the California Institute of the Arts. There he studied film under Alexander Mackendrick, director of "The Ladykillers" and "Sweet Smell of Success".