(Nikila) Nikki Cole (She/Her)

First line working with 700 hours of footage per episode, crafting story arcs for several segments, piecing episode together. Avid stringouts.

Directed two hospital stories.

Story edited Season 1 and 2 of Storage Wars Canada. Viewed and compiled 5 camera footage to distill and create paper edits which were then implemented by the editor and myself.

Directed first two episodes of the Launch Season of a docuseries following Canada's Champion Ice Dancers on their road to the Olympics. Directed many characters as well as complicated shooting crew and sound. Nominated for Canadian Screen Awards, Best Factual Series, 2015

Directed all field segments of the episodes.

WAs responsible for reaching out to various kinds of "smart" people in every conceivable backgrounds from the Arctic Circle to the southern borders and coast to coast in Canada.

Directed second half of shooting season.

Directed first episode.

Located subjects, extensive interviews, creative written materials for pitch package.

Directed sizzle reel demo and guided it through to Rough Cut.

Story edited several episodes in post-production.

Directed Sizzle Reel for development pitch of series.

Wrote, produced and directed a historical 9-min. short drama.

Directed sizzle reel across the U.S. Edited through to Rough Cut.

Directed 1/2 of the series episodes. Real Estate competition show. Gemini-nominated.

Produced and directed a one-hour special about magician Greg Frewin, his public shows and behind the scenes in his personal life.

Directed Follow-doc as group of women lost weight. Wnetwork.

Directed 3 episodes about warring in-laws. Slice Network.

Directed five episodes of over the top parties that mothers threw for their kids. Slice Network and I believe TLC.

Directed 3 episodes of wedding disaster series. Slice Network and I believe TLC.

Producer, Executive Story Editor

Directed four episodes of a series about getting out of debt. Slice Network and I believe TLC. Gemini winner.

Founding Creative Producer managed casting, design team, crew, participants through research, pre-production, production, post, and delivery. Designed graphics package and liased with network throughout the process.

Founding producer on first Real Estate Reality Show in North America. Was involved fro the pitch through development, research, pre-production, production, post, and delivery. Managed participants, talent, real estate agents, directors, crew and post production department, music, and packaging. Liased with the network throughout. Gemini nominated.

Founding producer. Managed Talent, participants, research, pre-production, production, post, packaging, music, and delivery. Liased with Wnetwork throughout. Gemini nominated.

Travelled the world with 11 year old daughter exploring strange and unusual Jewish communities in the Diaspora. Broadcast on Vision TV, Access Alberta, Saskatchewan, Knowledge Network, and PBS Boston.

I co-directed this award-winning feature documentary with Sarah Kerruish about Michael Kearns, Hollywood's first openly HIV+ actor. Winner: Audience Vote, Best Documentary, Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival. Bravo Canada.