K. Nicole Mills

Producer/Director

K. Nicole Mills is a filmmaker and storyteller from the Washington DC area based in Los Angeles. Her short film A RACE IN THE SUN has played at festivals including Virginia Black Film Festival, Maryland Black Film Festival, Seattle Black Film Festival, LA Black Film Festival, Black Girls Rock Film Festival and more. She was a semi-finalist at the DUMBO Film Festival and a nominee at the LA Independent Women Film Awards. The short film is an exploration of cycling culture through the eyes of Ayesha McGowan who rose through the ranks of the New York City underground cycling world to break barriers as the world's first African American woman to become a professional cyclist.At an early age, K. Nicole had a passion for writing and photography, but discovered her passion for filmmaking while working for several filmmakers on projects such as, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and on series such as Amazon’s Harlem helmed by Tracy Oliver, Hulu’s Wu Tang: An American Saga, and several NBC pilots. She started her career in the NBC Page Program working in Development, and then went on to work in Alternative Programming and Development where she was involved in the development of series such as The Voice, The Biggest Loser and more. She was an Associate Producer on HBO's Untitled Billy Preston project, and is currently in production for her next film.