Nicole Tsien Co-Producer, American Documentary / POV

Building an equitable framework for POV programming and developing new pipelines for diverse filmmakers.

Nicole is the Co-Producer at POV, the longest-running documentary series on PBS. As a member of the Programming and Production team, she takes part in the curation and production of the series, manages film submissions and the pre-screening process, and advises filmmakers on their projects. Since joining POV in 2013, Nicole has worked with her colleagues to present more than 90 films to a national audience and has been the recipient of multiple News and Documentary Emmy, Peabody and duPont-Columbia nominations and awards. Nicole was a co-producer on Ngawang Choephel’s Ganden: A Joyful Land; has worked as a production assistant on Yance Ford’s Oscar-nominated documentary Strong Island; and was an assistant to Joshua Z. Weinstein on his 2012 documentary Drivers Wanted. Nicole has participated on pitch forums, panels, and juries worldwide, including Austin Film Festival, DocAviv, and Doc NYC. She is a member of Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc) and serves as a board member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia.