Amy Nicholson
(Professional)
Films
Bio
Public Bio
Amy Nicholson is a director and advertising creative living in New York City. Amy worked for years as a creative director, conceiving campaigns for every imaginable product – including her personal favorite, “Wendy the Snapple Lady.” In 2002, she took up directing and shot her first documentary.
BEAUTY SCHOOL, a portrait of the New York School of Dog Grooming, appeared on the PBS program The Short List after screening at numerous film festivals including Hot Docs, The Atlanta Film Festival, The Woodstock Film Festival and Edinburgh International. BEAUTY SCHOOL has also aired on The Documentary Channel.
In the winter of 2003, Amy’s dad invited her to a muskrat skinning competition and the idea for her first feature-length film was born. MUSKRAT LOVELY premiered at The Hamptons International Film Festival and went on to screen at SilverDocs, The Florida Film Festival, Melbourne International and Brooklyn International. MUSKRAT LOVELY was broadcast on the 2007 season of the award-winning PBS series Independent Lens.
Amy is currently in production on ZIPPER, a documentary that chronicles the controversial rezoning of Coney Island. She has also begun work on her next feature, a project involving plastic reindeer and copious amounts of Christmas lights.