Biography

Jamie DiNicola is an activist, writer, and award-winning filmmaker based in NY. As a queer transgender man, Jamie has made storytelling the cornerstone of his queer & trans activist work. He is the co-founder of the trans-owned production company, TransWave Films.

Jamie wrote, directed, and produced the short narrative film Spot, which was created with an entirely transgender cast playing non-transgender specific roles. Spot is an official selection of the 2017 Twist: Seattle Queer Film Festival, San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, and the winner of "Best Short Screenplay" at Westfield International Film Festival. Spot was featured in Huffington Post Queer Voices. Jamie is also the writer and director of the short films, "Will I Say So," and "Fratello," official selections of the Toronto Inside Out Film Festival and the Monmouth Film Festival.

Jamie co-directed and produced, "Venture Out," a short documentary about The Venture Out Project, which was sponsored by REI. "Venture Out" has been selected as a Best of the Month Vimeo Staff Pick.

Jamie is the producer of the upcoming doc-series, "Trans in Trumpland," which is set to be released Winter 2021, and is executive produced by Trace Lysette, Miss Major, and Chella Man.

Jamie was featured in Huffington Post's "10 Trans Filmmakers You Should Know" and in Vice's article, "The A-Z of Trans Representation in Film."
- IMDb mini biography by: Tony Zosherafatain

Jamie DiNicola is an activist, writer, and award-winning filmmaker based in NY. As a queer transgender man, Jamie has made storytelling the cornerstone of his queer & trans activist work. He is the co-founder of the trans-owned production company, TransWave Films.

Jamie wrote, directed, and produced the short narrative film Spot, which was created with an entirely transgender cast playing non-transgender specific roles. Spot is an official selection of the 2017 Twist: Seattle Queer Film Festival, San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, and the winner of "Best Short Screenplay" at Westfield International Film Festival. Spot was featured in Huffington Post Queer Voices. Jamie is also the writer and director of the short films, "Will I Say So," and "Fratello," official selections of the Toronto Inside Out Film Festival and the Monmouth Film Festival.

Jamie co-directed and produced, "Venture Out," a short documentary about The Venture Out Project, which was sponsored by REI. "Venture Out" has been nominated for "Best of the Year" Vimeo Staff Pick.

Jamie is the producer of the upcoming doc-series, "Trans in Trumpland," which is set to be released Winter 2021, and is executive produced by Trace Lysette, Miss Major, and Chella Man.

Jamie was featured in Huffington Post's "10 Trans Filmmakers You Should Know" and in Vice's article, "The A-Z of Trans Representation in Film."
- IMDb mini biography by: Arianne Lombardi