Nicole Conn

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Nicole Conn
Born (1959-10-29) October 29, 1959 (age 64)
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationFilm director, producer, screenwriter
Alma materElliott Business College, 1986[1]
Years active1992–present
Website
nicoleconn.com

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
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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nicole Conn". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2005. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Filmmaker Nicole Conn Finds True Love at the Movies (In More Ways than One!)". www.pride.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Award-winning documentary "little man" to be shown at URI during a visit by writer/director Nicole Conn". Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Our Team". Preemie World. 2020.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ THE KISS - Elena Undone (Full and HD) (Peccadillo Pictures). Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  8. ^ "Filmmaker Nicole Conn Talks "Nesting Doll" and LGBTQ Equality (AUDIO)". HuffPost. November 13, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Lowey, Robin (February 2, 2012). "Nicole Conn, Marina Bader & Soul Kiss Films". Epochalips. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  11. ^ GirlTalkHQ (May 20, 2020). "How I'm Surviving Covid-19 With A Medically-Fragile Son And A Movie Release". GirlTalkHQ. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Nicole Conn - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

External links[edit]

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