Biography

Writer/Director Nikki Braendlin's first film, the feature dramedy AS HIGH AS THE SKY, was distributed by Cinema Libre Studios after garnering strong reviews and multiple awards. Her follow up feature, BALLOONS, is in development with Lisa Barrett McGuire (THIS IS HAPPENING) producing; Karen Tenkhoff (THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, FROZEN) is on board as EP.

Currently Nikki is writing WINE NIGHT, a choose-your-adventure comedy feature for Producer Chady Eli Mattar (CAPERNAUM) whose company, Kino, developed the CtrlMovie technology. Past projects include adapting the NYTimes best-selling memoir FAST GIRL for Eleonore Dailly (I AM NOT AN EASY MAN) and Amy Smart (THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, "Stargirl") and developing "Sundown," a one-hour drama about the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project to which Zoe Saldana's production company Cinestar was attached.

Before turning her focus to filmmaking, Nikki worked as a counselor in a group home for young children and teenaged girls. She also co-founded Hear Me Roar Productions (HMR), an all-women's theater company whose productions brought awareness and financial aid to women's and children's charities.

Nikki is a Board member of AWD, and a member of Film Fatales and Glass Elevator.
- IMDb mini biography by: Alliance of Women Directors Official Site Bio

Writer/Director Nikki Braendlin's first film, the feature dramedy As High as the Sky, was distributed by Cinema Libre Studios after garnering multiple awards and strong reviews ("This first feature from writer/director Nikki Braendlin is a strikingly intimate study in visual character definition and painful emotional growth." - Entertainment Magazine).

Past writing projects include adapting the NYTimes best-selling memoir Fast Girl for Eleonore Dailly (I Am Not An Easy Man) and Amy Smart (The Butterfly Effect, "Stargirl") and developing "Sundown," a one-hour drama about the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project to which Zoe Saldana's production company Cinestar was attached.

Nikki served three terms on the Board of Directors for Alliance of Women Directors (AWD), a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the number of women and nonbinary directors working in the entertainment industry. Contributing to many of its programs, she assisted with developing new initiatives, securing studio and festival partnerships, and moderating discussions with industry leaders including Lesli Linka Glatter, Reena Singh, and Liz Feldman.

Before segueing to writing and directing, Nikki studied at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting, Los Angeles and co-founded Hear Me Roar Productions (HMR). An all-women's theater company, HMR's performances were designed to bring awareness and financial aid to women's and children's charities. Through HMR, and her work as a group home counselor, Nikki ran writing and acting workshops for at-risk teenaged girls, helping them create and perform scenes from their personal histories.
- IMDb mini biography by: Alliance of Women Directors Official Site Bio