Biography

Nikita is an activist and award winning filmmaker with an emphasis on documentaries. Her first feature documentary, I AM (2010) won the Audience Award for Best Documentary and was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Nicole is also known for her work on the award winning documentary, Happy that takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy. For five years, Nicole co-headed Shady Acres Entertainment led by Comedy Director Tom Shadyac best known for Bruce Almighty, Ace Ventura, Liar Liar, Nutty Professor, etc.

In 2019 Nicole produced the feature documentary, Magic City Hustle, which premiered at the Miami Film Festival winning the Knights Foundation Award. Currently Nicole is producing the sequel for the Netflix Hit Dawgfight (no animals are fighting), and produced the A&E documentary, Savafe, that premiered in May 2021 and worked on #537 Votes, a political heist documentary aimed at inspiring people to vote which premiered on HBO in October 2020. Most recently, she was one of the producers on the Original Netflix Series, Cocaine Cowboys which premiered August 2021. Nicole was also the producer on the controversial film, UNPRECEDENTED, which featured exclusive interviews with former President Donald Trump and his family during the Capitol Riots. Most recently, she was the producer on Leguizamo Does America a documentary series premiering April 2023.

Nicole is currently the show runner for a 3 part docuseries created by actor/comedian John Leguizamo.

Nicole is also currently directing a 5-part series and a film titled MICRODOSE. When she isn't making films you can find her practicing martial arts and acting as a Guardian Ad Litem for children in the Foster Care System.
- IMDb mini biography by: NGP