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 ''Claire of the Moon'' is a 1992 lesbian-themed erotic drama film directed by Nicole Conn and starring Trisha Todd and Karen Trumbo. Plot ''Claire of the Moon'' is set in the 1990s in the Pacific Northwest. Claire Jabrowski (Todd), a famous heter ...

'' (1992). Her screenplay for ''Claire of the Moon'' was also released as a novel the following year.

Career

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

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professionals and the parents of

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with resources and tools.

Companies

* Demi-Monde Productions (1987) * Little Man Nicholas, LLC (2002)

''little man''

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.

Personal life

Conn identifies as a lesbian. She was in a relationship with

Marina Rice Bader Marina Rice Bader is a writer, director, and film producer. She is known for the films '' Anatomy of a Love Seen'' (2014), ''Raven's Touch'' (2015), and '' Ava's Impossible Things'' (2016). She was executive producer for ''Elena Undone'' (2010) ...

Filmography

Bibliography

* ''The Wedding Dress'' * 1993: ''

'' * 1995: ''Passion's Shadow'' * 1997: ''Angel Wings'' * 2001: ''She Walks in Beauty''

References

External links

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Nicole Conn
at ''Reel Women's Network''
Interview with Director Nicole Conn
''

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'' (July 24, 2020)
''Little Man''
website (archive)
Preemie World
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