Biography

Director Nicole Docta (she/her) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who has focused her career on producing socially provoking BIPOC stories. Nicole was part of the producing teams on the Peabody Award-winning "The Judge" (TIFF 2017), Emmy and Anthem Award-winning "Belly of the Beast" (HRWFF 2020), and DuPont Award-winner "Through the Night" (Tribeca 2021). Not only does Nicole strive to improve outcomes for the communities in her films, she’s dedicated to enhancing the documentary industry. Nicole worked as the Special Initiatives Producer at Firelight Media for three years co-curating the Beyond Resilience Series and helping to implement new artist programs to support BIPOC filmmakers. She’s the Conversations Program Lead at the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc). Nicole is a PGA Create alum, DOC NYC 40 Under 40, a 2023 Sundance Producer Fellow, 2023 Impact Partners Producer Fellow, and 2025 Sundance Asian American Fellow with her personal film "Adopting."
- IMDb mini biography by: Nicole Docta