Biography

Nicole's first feature, Leave Yourself Alone, is a three-time award winning micro-budget verité film that depicts the lasting effect of a sexual assault on a young actor as two men film her struggle to land a break-out role. The film points its gaze at a vulnerable young woman through the eyes of male documentary filmmakers who challenge the morality of it by continuing to roll the camera as her trauma triggers an emotional and psychological break. In 2015, Nicole directed one of seven original Twilight franchise shorts in partnership with WIF, Stephenie Meyer, Facebook and Lionsgate. She was honored alongside the other directors at the Crystal+ Lucy Awards and the film was presented at the Arclight Hollywood followed by a Q&A with Stephenie Meyer. After years of working under production designers like Kevin Thompson, Adam Stockhausen, K.K. Barrett, Molly Hughes, Mark Friedberg and Deb Jensen, Nicole was accepted into The AFI Conservatory Directing Program, wrapping her career as an Assistant Art Director on Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. She was the recipient of the Women In Film/Tichi-Wilkerson Endowed Scholarship and the AFI Scholarship Fund upon entering the Conservatory. Her short film, You, was an Official Selection of Outfest's 40th and New Fest 22'.
- IMDb mini biography by: CM

Nicole Eckenroad's first feature, Leave Yourself Alone, is a three-time award winning micro-budget verité film. Eckenroad directed one of seven original Twilight franchise shorts in partnership with WIF, Stephenie Meyer, Facebook and Lionsgate. She was honored at the Crystal+ Lucy Awards and the film was presented at the Arclight Hollywood where she was on a Q&A panel with Stephenie Meyer. After years of working with production designers Kevin Thompson, Adam Stockhausen, K.K. Barrett, Molly Hughes, Mark Friedberg and Deb Jensen, Nicole wrapped her career as an Assistant Art Director on Steven Spielberg's West Side Story to attended The AFI Conservatory Directing Program. She was the recipient of the Women In Film/Tichi-Wilkerson Endowed Scholarship and the AFI Scholarship Fund upon entering the Conservatory and work has gone on to win recognition at various film festivals.
- IMDb mini biography by: CM