Nicole Close is a Halifax-based First Assistant Director and Filmmaker. Originally from Vancouver, B.C. she now lives on the east coast of Canada in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Nicole is also a self-proclaimed mermaid touched by breast cancer and the founder of the Saltwatercure Fund. Her connection to the ocean and love of surfing were integral to her treatment and healing. It continues to remind her to let go, be more present in her daily life and to continue to play.
Nicole received the 2024 Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) Impact Award in recognition of outstanding service and leadership to the production community at large for her work with the Saltwatercure Fund. Through this fund Nicole raises money for Nova Scotians with breast cancer and offers peer support.
Nicole was one of 5 the finalists for the CBC Pitch This! at Women in Film and Television Atlantic (WIFT-AT) – Making Waves 2025 conference. She pitched her short film, Saltwater Cure, a short film about surfing, cancer and radical acceptance.
THREE LITTLE WORDS – Short Doc (March 2024) Crystal Crescent Beach – Rob Cotterill (Subject)
THREE LITTLE WORDS – DYI Short Doc (August 2023) on Lake Banook with the Halifax Bosum Buddies, Julie Martel (Subject)
Morgana McKenzie(DOP), Stephanie Burbano (Production Designer), Amelia Moses (Director), Nicole Close (1st AD) @RILEYSMITHPHOTO