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Nicole Conn | |
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| Born | October 29, 1959 Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Alma mater | Elliott Business College, 1986 [1] |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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Nicole Conn (born October 29, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter most famous for her debut feature, the lesbian love story Claire of the Moon (1992). Her screenplay for Claire of the Moon was also released as a novel the following year. [2]
Conn received a degree in business and began her filmmaking career with the goal of bringing non-mainstream screenplays to wider audiences. She is a co-founder of Preemie World, a website created to help connect NICU professionals and the parents of premature babies with resources and tools. [3]
Conn's 2005 documentary little man is about the extremely premature birth of her son, Nicholas. Born 100 days too early, Nicholas weighed only one pound. The film is the winner of many film festival awards from around the United States.[ citation needed ]
Conn identifies as a lesbian. [4] She was in a relationship with Marina Rice Bader. [5]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
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| 1992 | Claire of the Moon | Yes | Yes | No | No | Feature film Also based on her novel |
| 1996 | Cynara: Poetry in Motion | Yes | Yes | Executive | No | Short film |
| 2005 | little man | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2010 | Elena Undone | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Feature film |
| 2011 | Coming Undone | No | No | Co-producer | No | Concert movie |
| 2012 | A Perfect Ending | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Feature film |
| 2014 | Jen Foster: She | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Music video |
| 2019 | More Beautiful for Having Been Broken | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
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