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Born in the fog of San Francisco, Nicolette Daskalakis is a writer, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist based in Paris.
Her career is marked by a fluidity between literary, cinematic, and fine art spaces, allowing her work to be informed by a rich diversity of experience and artistic mediums. Upon graduating from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Nicolette first began working as an art director and production designer for film before transitioning into freelance work as a filmmaker, photographer, video editor, and digital designer. Since then, she’s created stylish, high-performing digital content for brands and media companies including BuzFeed, Paramount, Univision, Ulta, and HelloGiggles. Her commercial work spans paid ads, social content, email design, and video production, with a particular focus on beauty, wellness, and lifestyle brands. Writing remains an integral part of Nicolette's creative practice. Her poetry has been anthologized by HarperCollins, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and published in multiple literary journals. She's the author of several poetry books, most recently "Tell Me I'm Not On Fire" (2024). Nicolette has studied poetry under the tutelage of Buddy Wakefield, Alyesha Wise, and others, as well as worked as a judge for NYCMidnight and teacher's assistant for Writers Anonymous. Her feature-length screenplay "Violet" was a two-time finalist for the Outfest Screenwriting Lab and her book "Tell Me I'm Not On Fire" was selected as a finalist for the 2022 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. Nicolette received a Master of Fine Arts from the institut supérieur des arts et du design de Toulouse in France, a Bachelors in Film & TV Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and a minor in Intermedia Arts from the Roski School of Art & Design. You can find her on Youtube, Instagram, Substack, and dancing in her kitchen to 60s French pop. |