Nicole Pouchet

A former Broadway assistant director, Nicole Pouchet is a novelist and writer/director for Zombie Orpheus Entertainment’s award-winning fantasy TV series, “Strowlers”. Her horror/social thriller short, “Retch”, premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) in 2019, won Best Film at the Seattle Black Film Festival in 2020, and has shown on DirecTV, Amazon, PBS, and Alaska Airlines. Her directorial debut, “Such An Honoe”, started its festival run at ARTS x SGDS Festival, the festival that brings together UN/NGOs with artists to support social change. Nicole continues to write/direct projects that incorporate social commentary into genre film. She is a Board Member for the Northwest Screenwriters Guild, an Advisory Board member for Destiny City Film Festival, and a guest lecturer for the University of Virginia, SIFF, and Women in Film.