Nicole Torre is President of New Angle Media, which is devoted to bringing important social and environmental issues into focus. Her debut feature film, Houston We Have a Problem, has played at film festivals around the world, winning her the Best Director’s Award at the Docuwest Film Festival, and The Best Point of View Award, at the Eco Focus Film Festival at the University of Georgia. The film was selected to play at the Museum of Modern Art as part of their 2010 Documentary Fortnight and opened the Environmental Film Festival at Yale University. The film premièred on Planet Green as part of their Reel Impact series, and has worldwide distribution with Mercury Media. New Angle is currently developing several other documentary projects, as well as scripted features.
Nicole also works as an Executive Producer for television. She has created and produced with such networks as Bravo, Oxygen, Planet Green, Nick Jr., and Noggin, as well as with several other production companies. She was commissioned to be a Hothouse Producer for Discovery Communications, where she developed for such networks as Discovery, TLC and Animal Planet. As Vice President and Director of Development for Zanzibar Productions, she was responsible for co-creating and executive producing The It Factor - a critically acclaimed television series which ran on Bravo for two seasons.
Nicole began her story telling career in her teens as a professional actress. After graduating Emerson College with a degree in Mass Communication, she soon started her own theatre company, Zoink Productions. There she was the Artist Director, producing several original plays and southeastern premières, in addition to presenting work by such artists as: Spalding Gray, Karen Finley and the Bread and Puppet Theatre.
She has directed and choreographed dozens of plays throughout the US, including a reinterpretation of Jesus Christ Superstar, which featured the Indigo Girls and garnered rave reviews when it premiered at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin. Some of her other favorite work includes a massive public art installation: Volcano Atlanta, which opened and closed the Downtown Atlanta Arts Festival. The Atlanta Cultural Olympic Committee honored Nicole at part of their Artistic Legacy Program.
Nicole is an advocate for environmental security and energy reform. She started her voyage into progressive media when she served as an Associate Producer on the groundbreaking documentary The Next Epoch. The film was commissioned by Physicians for Social Responsibility and featured Jonas Salk. Nicole is the former CEO of Native Range Productions, where she spearheaded a web campaign about the key steps to restoring the planet. She is a twice recipient of the East West Fellowship, and consults for the Native Forest Council and Greenpeace International.