Nicole Conn

Nicole Conn is an award-winning writer and filmmaker known for crafting bold, emotionally intelligent stories centered on complex women navigating love, identity, and resilience. Conn is known for her signature, searing romances — the kind of films audiences watch over and over again. Her debut feature, “Claire of the Moon,” became a cult classic and a pioneering work for the LGBTQ+ community, helping expand lesbian representation in independent cinema. The film launched a career devoted to strong, smart, female-led storytelling that explores passion, vulnerability and personal transformation. Conn went on to write and direct acclaimed features including “Elena Undone,” recognized as a defining modern romance, and “A Perfect Ending,” praised for its emotional depth and sensual honesty. Her documentary “little man,” chronicling the premature birth of her son, received multiple Best Documentary honors and was acquired by Showtime. But perhaps her most personal film, “More Beautiful for Having Been Broken,” is also her best. She is also the author of several novels, including “Descending Thirds,” a sweeping romantic drama set in the high-stakes world of classical music. The novel has received multiple fiction awards and is currently in development as a limited television series. Its cinematic audiobook edition uniquely integrates classical repertoire and original score. You can see more about the book at DescendingThirds.com. Multi-award-winning Conn continues to create character-driven stories that champion women’s interior lives, ambition, and emotional truth. She lives and works in Los Angeles and advocates for women-led storytelling through NicoleConnFilmsGlobal.com.