Nicole Conn
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Nicole Conn | |
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| Born | October 29, 1959 Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Alma mater | Elliott Business College, 1986[1] |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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Nicole Conn (born October 29, 1959) is an American film director, novelist, producer,[2] and screenwriter most famous for her debut feature, the lesbian love story Claire of the Moon (1992). Her screenplay for Claire of the Moon was also released as a novel the following year.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Conn was born in Mesa, Arizona, and graduated from Elliot Business College in Portland, Oregon.[4]
Career
[edit]Conn received a degree in business and began her filmmaking career with the goal of bringing non-mainstream screenplays to wider audiences. She is a co-founder of Preemie World, a website created to help connect NICU professionals and the parents of premature babies with resources and tools.[5]
In June 2023, Conn was on the Producers Guild of America’s Pride and Leadership virtual panel.[6]
Companies
[edit]- Demi-Monde Productions (1987)
- Little Man Nicholas, LLC (2002)
little man
[edit]Conn's 2005 documentary little man is about the extremely premature birth of her son, Nicholas. Born 100 days too early, Nicholas weighed only one pound. The film is the winner of many film festival awards from around the United States.[7] Including 12 Best Documentary Awards along with Cedar Sinai’s Courageous Beginnings Award.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Conn identifies as a lesbian.[9] She was in a relationship with Marina Rice Bader.[10]
Conn has two children, Gabrielle Baba-Conn[11] and Nicholas James Baba-Conn.[12]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
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| 1992 | Claire of the Moon | Yes | Yes | No | No | Feature film Also based on her novel |
| 1996 | Cynara: Poetry in Motion | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | Short film |
| 2005 | little man | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2010 | Elena Undone | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Feature film |
| 2011 | Coming Undone | No | No | Co-producer | No | Concert movie |
| 2012 | A Perfect Ending | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Feature film |
| 2014 | Jen Foster: She | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Music video |
| 2019 | More Beautiful for Having Been Broken | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
Bibliography
[edit]- The Wedding Dress
- 1993: Claire of the Moon
- 1995: Passion's Shadow
- 1997: Angel Wings
- 2001: She Walks in Beauty
See also
[edit]- List of female film and television directors
- List of lesbian filmmakers
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicole Conn". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2005. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Filmmaker Nicole Conn Finds True Love at the Movies (In More Ways than One!)". www.pride.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Claire of the moon : one woman's journey into her sexual identity : a novel (1st ed.). Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press. 1993. ISBN 1562800388. OCLC 964937757.
- ^ "Award-winning documentary "little man" to be shown at URI during a visit by writer/director Nicole Conn". Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Our Team". Preemie World. 2020.
- ^ Sand, Author: Gillian (June 2, 2023). "The Producers Guild of America Celebrates Pride Month with "Pride and Leadership" Virtual Panel on June 8, 2023". CHOPSO. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ THE KISS - Elena Undone (Full and HD) (Peccadillo Pictures). Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Filmmaker Nicole Conn Talks "Nesting Doll" and LGBTQ Equality (AUDIO)". HuffPost. November 13, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (March 21, 2011). "Filmmaker Nicole Conn Finds True Love at the Movies (In More Ways than One!)". Pride.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Lowey, Robin (February 2, 2012). "Nicole Conn, Marina Bader & Soul Kiss Films". Epochalips. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ GirlTalkHQ (May 20, 2020). "How I'm Surviving Covid-19 With A Medically-Fragile Son And A Movie Release". GirlTalkHQ. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Nicole Conn - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Nicole Conn at IMDb
- Nicole Conn at Reel Women's Network
- Interview with Director Nicole Conn, AfterEllen (July 24, 2020)
- Little Man website (archive)
- Preemie World website
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