Grantee

Laura Nix

Director

Laura Nix directed “The Yes Men Are Revolting”, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival 2014, and the Berlinale 2015. Her other feature directing credits include “The Light In Her Eyes”, a documentary about a Quran school for girls in Syria which premiered at IDFA and was broadcast on POV, “Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig” for New Line Cinema, and her award-winning fiction film “The Politics of Fur”. Her work has received support from the Bertha Foundation, BritDoc, Cal Humanities, the COBO Fund, the Danish Film Institute, and the Sundance Documentary Fund.