Framestore Pictures has added documentary film director and artist Nicole Mackinlay Hahn to its roster.
Signing Mackinlay Hahn comes on the heels of several key additions to the Framestore Pictures roster, all part of the vision of EPs Jennifer Siegel and John Duffin, who came on board in 2014 to spearhead the global company’s operations out of Framestore’s New York, Los Angles and London offices. Siegel and Duffin have sought out to cultivate a roster of directors with diverse backgrounds that can solve a single creative vision and execution from inception to completion.
Mackinlay Hahn’s first feature documentary, Hardihood, examines the passion, courage and audacity behind women in extreme sports. She shot the Mirror/Africa in 12 countries in Africa for an interactive installation project concerning workers in the garment industry. The installation was featured in Barney’s New York, the New Museum, and the London College of Fashion. This led to The Welcome Table Project, a series of short films that were featured at the Tribeca Film Festival/Interactive. For the last few years, Nicole has worked with U2 directing exclusive short films. Recently her short film, Burkina, featuring a series of intimate portraits of a group of Burkinabé women, made its worldwide premiere at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
“Nicole is the perfect complement to the director talent on our roster,” said Siegel. “Her background as a documentarian is really intriguing. She posses an undeniable skill for capturing impactful cultural moments that ultimately benefit society, and it’s going to be so interesting to see that vision carried over into the world of advertising.”
