Nikolina Gillgren  

Swedish film director Nikolina Gillgren is a graduate of the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. As a documentary filmmaker, she was commissioned by Swedish Public Service Television to direct "En stund med", a series of nine short documentaries for children, and "Mod", a series of three documentaries about three children’s worst fears and the courage it takes to overcome them. Nikolina has also made several works of fiction, including the stop-motion animated short film "Ritalin", selected for Diesel New Art, the Stockholm Film Festival and the Taiwan International Animation Festival, and the short film "Nine-ball" distributed by TCM Channel and selected as a finalist for the TCM Classical Short Films Awards in London. Six Days is her first full length documentary. (5/14)