Nicole Newnham

Birth : , New York City, New York

History

Nicole Newnham is an American documentary film producer, writer, and director known for the Oscar-nominated movie Crip Camp which she co-directed and produced with James LeBrecht. Nicole co-directed The Revolutionary of Optimists, winner of the Sundance Hilton Sustainability Award, and also instigated, co-produced and directed the acclaimed documentary The Rape of Europa, about the Nazi war on European culture, which was nominated for a WGA award and shortlisted for the Academy Award. Her most recent release The Disappearance of Shere Hite is a documentary exploring the life of Shere Hite including her bestselling book The Hite Report that liberated female orgasm by revealing the private experiences of thousands of anonymous surveys. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2023.

Profile

Movies

The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Producer

Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear?

The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Director

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Producer

Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Director

Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.

The Revolutionary Optimists

Director

Children are saving lives in the slums of Kolkata. Amlan Ganguly doesn't rescue slum children; he empowers them to become change agents, battling poverty and transforming their neighborhoods with dramatic results. Filmed over the course of three years, The Revolutionary Optimists follows Amlan and three of the children he works with on an intimate journey through adolescence, as they challenge the idea that marginalization is written into their destiny.

Sentenced Home

Director

This film is a gripping documentary exploration that humanizes the United States' tragically flawed immigration policy. The film follows the story of 3 Cambodian-American immigrants living in Seattle (who came as children in the early 80s, when a multitude of Cambodian refugees were given housing in the city's projects) whose teenage rebellions catch up with them in a horrific way.