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Nicki MICHEAUX
Nicki is an artist and creative entrepreneur who uses her talent to take people on a powerful journey. She wrote and directed her semi-autobiographical film “Summer of Violence” because she wanted to tell the powerful story of one pivotal summer in her a young life. Not only did she write the screenplay she also wrote the poetry. She tells a young girl’s cpming-of-age that is full of intensity, love, and beauty, and heat.
ABOUT NICKI MICHEAUX:
Nicki Micheaux is a mastermind when it comes to bringing a character to life. She has proved she's more than just a pretty smile by creating a successful acting career based upon her ability to transform her characters into real people. A recognizable face on TV, she's currently recurring in NCIS Los Angeles. Micheaux has had memorable turns on In The Dark, The Shield, and Six Feet Under. She spent 4 seasons as Jen Sutton, a strong, independent, and supportive wife and mother on the ABC Family series, Lincoln Heights, which garnered her two NAACP Image Award Nominations for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, Micheaux has expanded her creative vision, moving towards writing and directing. The first of two short films she directed was A Violent End and then came VEIL which landed her a position in the prestigious ABC/Disney directing program. There, Nicki was fortunate to earn valuable mentoring opportunities with famed director Kevin Hooks best known for Prison Break. Armed with knowledge about the craft from the directing program and more than 20 years of acting experience working with the top artisans in the entertainment industry, Nicki is poised to bring her coming-of-age script, Summer of Violence, a product of Sundance Writing Collab, to the big screen.
Micheaux is the mother of two children and an Ambassador for Moms of Black Boys United.