Nicole L. Franklin is an American filmmaker, activist, writer and media professional. She founded Hack4Hope, a

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in St. Louis. Franklin writes for

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, Toronto publication ByBlacks.com and NBCBLK.

Biography

Since 1999, her company EPIPHANY Inc. has been producing independent films for numerous cable networks including

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, IFC,

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, Sundance Channel, The Documentary Channel, FUBU TV, and now kweliTV. Her credits include ''The Double Dutch Divas!'', ''Journeys In Black: the Jamie Foxx Biography'', ''Kids Around the World'', '' NBC Nightly News'', '' The Today Show'', ''

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'', and ''

CBS News CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio service CBS. CBS News television programs include the ''CBS Evening News'', ''CBS Mornings'', news magazine programs '' CBS News Sunday Morning'', '' 60 Minutes'', and '' 48 H ...

''. Her current educational films include ''Gershwin & Bess: A Dialogue with Anne Brown'' and the 10-chapter series ''Little Brother'', both titles distributed by

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. ''Little Brother'' airs on FUBU TV. ''Little Brother'' is a recipient of the Foundation to Promote Open Society/Campaign for Black Male Achievement Award, fiscally sponsored by

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Awards

* Best Documentary, Atlanta's Night of the Black Independents * Best Documentary,

Hollywood Black Film Festival The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF), dubbed the "Black Sundance," is an annual six-day film festival held in Los Angeles, California dedicated to enhancing the careers of new and established black filmmaking professionals by bringing their w ...

* Best African-American Documentary,

Brooklyn Film Festival The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF), prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival (BiFF) is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York. Started by Marco Ursino, Susan Mackell, Abe Schrager, and Mario Pegoraro ...

* CiNY Award for Outstanding Filmmaking, Cinewomen NY * Gordon Parks Award Finalist for Directing a Feature * Honorable Mention, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Filmworks * Audience Award, African-American Women in Cinema Conference and Festival * First Runner Up, First Annual Original Action Shero Film Festival Brooklyn, NY * Inspirational Documentary Award,

Riverrun Film Festival The RiverRun International Film Festival is an annual Oscar-qualifying film festival held each spring in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The festival is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and presents a variety of feature-length and short films fro ...

Asheville, NC * Honorable Mention, Women of Color Film Festival New York, NY * Community Service Award, African American Leadership Initiative (AALI) of the United Way of Greater Union County * Juror's Choice Certificate, The Brooklyn Chapter of the Links "Salute to Youth" 12th Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival * Citation from Councilmember Jumaane D. Williams (Brooklyn, NY) for "outstanding citizen" who gives "exemplary service to their communities" (2012, 2013) * Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award, Video Editor, CBS Sunday Morning The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (2012-2013) * Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award, Video Editor, CBS Sunday Morning The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (2014-2015)

References

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