Amy Nicholson is a commercial director and documentary filmmaker based in New York City. In a previous life, she served as an advertising Creative Director, conceiving campaigns for clients like Got Milk? and Nike. Nicholson’s most recent project is a short titled Pickle. After winning audience awards at festivals like Aspen and Full Frame, Pickle was nominated for an IDA Award and Cinema Eye Honors, selected for New York Times’ Op Docs and featured on the Criterion Channel. Nicholson has produced and directed two features. Zipper: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride won a special jury prize at DOC NYC, and was distributed theatrically. Muskrat Lovely premiered at The Hamptons and was broadcast on Independent Lens. Nicholson’s films have been selected to screen at Sheffield, Hot Docs, Full Frame, DOK Leipzig, BFI London, Florida, Hot Springs, Camden, Montclair, Traverse City, Rooftop Films, and the MoMA. She is currently in post production on her third feature, Happy Campers.