Along with writing, directing, and producing the award-winning independent feature film DUCK starring the inimitable Philip Baker Hall (www.duckthemovie.com), Nic authored the novella of the same name.

DUCK is the story of an elderly man who loses his home and embarks upon his own odyssey across Los Angeles. Following, and sometimes leading Arthur, is the duck who has grown to be family. Provocative, insightful, sublime, here is a character piece about two unlikely heroes who find purpose, redemption, and grace - proving, in rather surreal and ingenious fashion, that there's nothing common about decency, nor the survival of the humane. Written with lyrical prose, strong social message and subversive humor, this beautiful and moving tale reads like a cross between 'The Little Prince' and 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull.' The film has, in turn, been compared to 'Being There' and a 'gentler Falling Down'. Read an interview with Nic here & here.

Nic directed and co-produced the black-comedy Zack and Reba which debuted at the U.S. Comedy/Arts and Santa Barbara Film Festivals. Starring Brittany Murphy, Sean Patrick Flanery, Debbie Reynolds, Michael Jeter, Kathy Najimy, Martin Mull, Thomas Jane, Zack and Reba asks: Can two fractured individuals -- one grief-stricken, the other guilt-ridden -- unite to complete each other? It is a film about life in the face of death, love in the face of loss, and laughter in the face of it all.

She directed the short film Cloud Nine (HBO) about a man who -- in the pursuit of happiness- ever-after -- is his own worst enemy.

Nic loves documentaries. She's directed and produced Storage (a humorous, poignant, and disturbing look at the "skeletons" people keep in their public storage units) and Warm Place Tonight (following two homeless men's epic struggle to save the life of their friend on the streets of downtown L.A.) Nic currently works as an arts facilitator and program coordinator for The Painted Brain, a non-profit media and outreach campaign which uses the arts to bring together and give voice to young adults living with mental illness.

Nic is producing and will next direct The Circle Game. The Circle Game is a family drama/love story about the act of courage and leap of faith that love and family entail.

Nic wrote and will serialize Canary, a raucous, harrowing, and wickedly entertaining tale of an anti-hero cop solving a social ill, perhaps at his own expense...

Nic graduated from Stanford University in Communications with Distinction. She studied at N.Y.U. Film School, and went on to earn her Master of Fine Arts Degree from U.S.C. Graduate School of Cinema/Television. She also received her Master of Social Work as a Dean's Scholar from U.S.C.

Nic loves to witness, document, and advocate others' stories, to photograph decisive moments, and to travel. She enjoys hearing stories as much as telling them and seeks to always be an experiential learner.