Nicole Riegel

Nicole Riegel’s debut feature, Holler starring Jessica Barden, is out now in theaters and on demand through IFC Films. She was named one of Variety‘s 10 Directors to Watch in 2020. She served in the military prior to filmmaking and graduated from UCLA’s MFA writing program. She was named one of Filmmaker magazine’s 25 Faces of Independent Film. She has been supported by Sundance through their Screenwriter’s Lab and the Skywalker Sound+Music Lab. (Photo courtesy of Ana Lucia Espinosa.)

Talks

The Personal Cinema of Mia Hansen-Løve

By Nicole Riegel | March 2, 2022

The Personal Cinema of Mia Hansen-Løve

Holler writer-director Nicole Riegel celebrates the rich and distinctive work of one of her favorite filmmakers.

Nicole Riegel (Holler) Talks the 50th Anniversary of Barbara Loden’s Wanda

By Nicole Riegel | September 17, 2021

Nicole Riegel (Holler) Talks the 50th Anniversary of Barbara Loden’s Wanda

An American classic, criminally underappreciated and misunderstood during the filmmaker’s lifetime, finally gets its day in the sun.

On the Economic Realities of Telling My Story

By Nicole Riegel | June 16, 2021

On the Economic Realities of Telling My Story

Writer-director Nicole Riegel on her path to making her debut feature, Holler, and creating a table for herself and other filmmakers.