A Selection of Creative Work
THE ENTANGLEMENT
Short Experimental Film and Installation in Production
Director, Editor
In the Buddhist story Indra's Net, Lord Indra created the universe as a giant net reaching into infinity and at every intersection of the net there is a jewel and every jewel reflects every other jewel including itself. The project traces the unseen threads connecting people who are adapting, co-creating, and regenerating with nature.
Trees/Plant/People/Time
Installation in Progress
Lead Artist, Video Artist
A multi-media art installation at Climate Imaginarium, Governor's Island, NYC, about our tender relationship with nature as expressed through intimate stories of planting trees. Collaboration with Sound Artist Bray Poor and Artist Jeanne Betancourt.
THE UNFIXING - FILM
Feature Documentary Film
Producer, Director, Camera, Editor
A lyrical tapestry of life and landscape, THE UNFIXING reveals Nicole’s path from illness to healing and from climate despair to environmental awakening. "Best International Documentary" at Cerdanya Film Festival, "Best Cinematography" at Cerdanya Film Festival, "Audience Award for Best Feature" at Vermont Film and Folklore Festival, "Best Documentary" at Between The Blue and Green Film Festival, "Best Sustainability Film" at Sustain Film Festival.
THE UNFIXING - Art Installations
Interactive Video and Sound Installation
Video Artist
A video and sound installation exploring the human body as a microcosm of the Earth through the experiences of loss, illness, and healing. Sound by Bray Poor. Presented at Treasure Gallery T.I.C., NYC;
Nou Casino La Constància, Sant Feliu Guíxols, Spain; Green Oasis Garden, NYC; Electric Ladybug Garden, NYC. Created with support of City Artist Corps Grants program, presented by The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), Allied Productions, CharcoalBlue, Five Ohm, and Horizontal Films.
Painting
Paintings as creative research. See a few examples.
Sing The Water Song
Short Film
Director, Editor
A collaboration with indigenous elders, the short film "Sing The Water Song" engages women around the world as keepers of the water in spirit and action. The film has over two million views on a combination of platforms.
Partes de Agua
Video and Sound Installation
Video Artist
Video installation and performance piece created in collaboration with Guillermo Roel, Mark Beam, and Bray Poor and presented at Studio 11011 and at Los Danzantes in Oaxaca, Mexico.
90 Miles
Feature Documentary
Producer, Camera
Feature documentary directed by Juan Carlos Zaldívar about how one family is affected by the rift between the United States and Cuba that aired on POV/PBS, won Best Documentary at the New York Latino International Film Festival and at the Festival de Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano in Cuba.
Before You Go: A Daughter’s Diary
Feature Documentary
Producer, Director, Writer, Camera
55-minute documentary about Nicole’s relationship with her father who died of AIDS in 1993. The film won numerous awards including an Emmy for “Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Documentary”, a Golden Spire at the San Francisco International Film Festival, as well as two Cable Ace Award nominations. The film has aired on television throughout Europe and Asia and on HBO in the United States.