Nicole Newnham, 2000
Writers · January 1, 2000
Nicole Newnham
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Nicole Newnham is 26 years old, born January 1, 2000 · Capricorn.
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About
Nicole Newnham is an American documentary filmmaker and screenwriter born in 2000. She co-directed the Oscar-nominated *Crip Camp* (2020) with James LeBrecht and produced Emmy-winning virtual reality projects *Collisions* and *Awavena* alongside Australian artist Lynette Wallworth. Her recent film *The Disappearance of Shere Hite* premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the 2025 Cinema for Peace Dove for Women's Empowerment. A Capricorn, Newnham centers disability justice, archival history, and sustainability in her work.
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Biography
Nicole Newnham is an American documentary filmmaker and screenwriter born in 2000. She gained major recognition co-directing *Crip Camp* (2020) with James LeBrecht, a project that earned an Oscar nomination and became a landmark disability justice film. Working with Australian artist/director Lynette Wallworth, Newnham produced *Collisions*, which won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches to Documentary, and *Awavena*, which won the 2020 Emmy for the same category—both premiered simultaneously at Sundance and the World Economic Forum in Davos. *Awavena* was selected for the 2018 Venice Biennale. Her 2013 film *The Revolutionary Optimists* earned an Emmy nomination and won the Sundance Hilton Sustainability Award; it also spawned Map Your World, an open-source data-mapping and storytelling platform. Earlier works include *Sentenced Home* (2006), co-directed for Independent Lens/PBS and nominated for an Emmy, chronicling three Cambodian-American men facing deportation after 9/11, and *They Drew Fire*, produced with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker about Combat Artists of WWII, paired with a HarperCollins-distributed companion book. Her directorial debut, *Unforgettable Face*, screened at Sundance in 1994. Most recently, *The Disappearance of Shere Hite* premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, made the 2023 DOC NYC Awards Short List, won Special Mention for Editing (edited by Eileen Meyer), and received a 2025 Cinema for Peace Dove nomination for Women's Empowerment. As a screenwriter and documentary producer, Newnham combines archival research, activist filmmaking, and immersive technology to document overlooked histories and social movements.
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Trivia
- *Collisions* and *Awavena* were both produced with Lynette Wallworth and premiered on the same day at Sundance and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- Newnham co-wrote a book about Combat Artists of WWII with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker, published by HarperCollins.
- *The Revolutionary Optimists* generated an open-source data-mapping platform, Map Your World, extending the film's impact beyond cinema.
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Numerology
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The Builder
Disciplined and structured. Nicole Newnham succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Seol In-ahRat · 1996
- Rae Lil BlackRat · 1996
- IsaacMonkey · 2004
- Yung GravyRat · 1996
- Robbie UreMonkey · 2004
CHALLENGING
- Alexander GouldDog · 1994
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- How old is Nicole Newnham?
- Nicole Newnham is 26 years old (born January 1, 2000).
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- Nicole Newnham was born on January 1, 2000.
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- Nicole Newnham is a Capricorn, born January 1, 2000.
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- Nicole Newnham was born in 2000, the year of the Metal Dragon.
- What does Nicole Newnham do?
- Nicole Newnham is a writer.
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- Yes — Nicole Newnham is alive and 26 years old.
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