Nikki Parrott

Nikki Parrott is co-managing director of Tigerlily Films established in 2000 with Natasha Dack-Ojumu. Tigerlily Productions began with a chance meeting at the photocopier in The Royal College of Art where founders Natasha Dack-Ojumu and Nikki Parrot studied and established their creative partnership. Since 2000 their shared passion for storytelling has earned their multi-award winning independent production company a reputation for tackling powerful subject matter with sensitivity and artistry. Their work includes features films, documentary, arts and music, history, drama and current affairs, and they've travelled across continents and cultures to make compelling viewing.

Nikki has produced short form content for C4 and the SPACE, commercials and seven feature documentary films include the multi award winning 37 Uses for a Dead Sheep (Calgari Film prize Berlinale), Best international documentary (Hot Docs and Britdoc) and the critically acclaimed films Only When I Dance and Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother. She is currently producing a hybrid documentary about two Royal ballet stars and an investigative documentary about a Congolese/Norwegian murder trial. She conceived and produced the 4 part History Channel series 'Officers and Gentlemen' as well as the 6 part Dance series, 'Come Dance With Me' with comedians Tom & Pete.

Her four feature narratives include the The Ones Below starring Clémence Poésy and David Morrissey and written/directed by David Farr, The Market directed by Ben Hopkins which won best actor in Locarno for Tayanc Ayaydin and the Antalya Golden Orange Prize for Best film and was nominated for the Golden Leopard, the comedy Jadoo directed by Amit Gupta and One World Media award winning MTV feature Transit directed by Niall MacCormick. Nikki is a regular contributor to media panels and  has produced and ran The Future Producers school for emerging feature documentary producers, in collaboration with Sheffield.

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