Nicole Zwiren

Nicole Zwiren is a Los Angeles native who has been working professionally as a sound-mixer and designer since 2009. She has experience in low budget indies as well as working on major TV like Twin Peaks and Supergirl. After graduating Cum Laude from UCLA, Nicole graduated with her Master in Fine Arts from Dodge College of Film and Media Arts (Chapman University graduate school) majoring in Sound Design. She won the Cecil Graduate Award for Best Sound Design for her thesis film, "Jeremy," about a boy discovering his religion. She made a short documentary while at Chapman called "Denialism, the Death of AIDS," narrated by Ed Asner, which won the award for "Best Documentary" at the Student International Film Festival, Hollywood in 2010. Nicole released a 14 track country rock album in 2009 with her late sister Jacqueline Zwiren entitled "Glued to the Nude." Nicole also sings on the credit song in the 2018 film 1 vs. 100: the quality of love. As well as sound-mixing, Nicole has directed documentaries which include Behind the Fear, an in depth look at the opinion of scientists and doctors who question HIV's role in AIDS causation. The documentary was narrated by Ed Asner and premiered in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto. The awards Nicole garnered from screening her AIDS documentary across the US and Canada include the Making a Difference Award from Commffest 2016, the Experimental Category Overall Grand Jury Winner from the Los Angeles World International Film Festival 2016, and the "Best Documentary Feature" from the Cinema New York City Film Festival 2016. Nicole is also known for her charitable work, volunteering for various community organizations and programs as well as organizing some of her own. She was Co-Chair for the South Robertson Green Team in 2015 and created the event, "Basketball for Peace" in 2015 which was attended by Sean Green of the Indiana Pacers. In December 2019, Nicole's new feature documentary about her late sister Jacqui Zwiren was completed and is now being submitted to film festivals.