Director

Nikki Mejia

Nicole Mejia is a Los Angeles-based actor, director, writer and producer. She is the inaugural directing fellow for the Adelante Lab, a television shadowing fellowship created by the Latinx House in partnership with Netflix, Sundance and Shondaland. She is a finalist on HBO's Project Greenlight with Issa Rae.

Her first feature 'A Place in the Field' was picked up for theatrical distribution by Lionsgate and Grindstone in 2023. Nicole's short film, 'Mancha' was awarded the LALIFF/Netflix Fellowship and premiered in June of 2022. Her AFI thesis film 'My Life Stopped at 15', based on her personal story of healing from sexual abuse, won the ASC Heritage award and is in competition at Camerimage 2022. She was recently a finalist for the WB and NBC television directing fellowships.

Notable work

7.5
The Tomorrow War (2021)
as Viper One Pilot
7.8
Good Girls (2018)
as Female Cousin

Often works with

Mishel Prada
2 titles together
A Place in the Field, My Life Stopped at 15
Marlene Forte
2 titles together
A Place in the Field, Mancha

Full filmography · 7

A Place in the Field
as Pavla Blanca and Director
2023
My Life Stopped at 15
Director and Writer
2022
U.
cast
2022
Mancha
Director
2022
The Tomorrow War
as Viper One Pilot
20217.5
Watch and Guide
as Bree
2020