Nicole is a writer-director and producer from Cork, Ireland. Graduating with an MA in Film and Screen Media from National University of Ireland in 2018, she had several years' experience as a writer, director, and producer of low-budget short films and music videos, before turning her attention to feature screenwriting for the US market. Currently, she is in post-production on her feature-film directorial debut, psychological drama "One for Icon", which she also wrote and co-produced. Nicole is a writer-director and producer from Cork, Ireland. Graduating with an MA in Film and Screen Media from National University of Ireland in 2018, she had several years' experience as a writer, director, and producer of low-budget short films and music videos, before turning her attention to feature screenwriting for the US market. Currently, she is in post-production on her feature-film directorial debut, psychological drama "One for Icon", which she also wrote and co-produced.
Unique traits: As a filmmaker, Nicole is interested in emotional and psychological explorations and stylized aesthetics. Drawing from deeply personal experiences she is inspired to share stories that open eyes and make people think. Her work is marked by character-driven, female-centric stories, distinct settings and complex relationships. Despite her Irish heritage, she writes and makes American movies- an ode to the films and artists that have inspired and influenced her since childhood. Brandishing a deep love for actors and their craft, Nicole is an actor's director who works thoroughly with her actors on script to screen adaptation.
Photoplay Drama ⋄ Comedy A crafty paparazzo discovers a celebrity death-hoax that would be the lucrative scoop she needs to reclaim her once-promising, legitimate photography career. When her proof is lost, she must orchestrate an occasion to recapture the “dead” star alive before he disappears, or she loses the exclusive to the internet.
Photoplay (Pilot) Comedy A struggling paparazzo fighting the changing battleground of celebrity news hunts for a scoop lucrative enough to get out of the dirty game and get her once-promising photography career back on track.
Innocence Lost Crime ⋄ Drama When a timid girl becomes entangled in her older sister's world of sex and murder in 1980s Los Angeles, she must decide how far she can go to preserve their sisterly bond.
Rhythmic Sin Thriller ⋄ Horror In 1980s New York, a struggling DJ books a gig playing eerie private parties for a mysterious millionaire; in order to win her nightclub back.
In Vivian's Shoes Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller ⋄ Drama In 1980s Manhattan, a charismatic saleswoman shares a dark secret with her ambitious fiancé. But to maintain their ruthless pursuit of power, she must overcome an eerie identity crisis.
University College Cork
(2016-2018)