Nico Opper (they/them) is an Emmy-nominated trans and queer filmmaker based in Oakland, CA. Films include Off and Running (POV), The F Word (Participant Media), Try Harder (Independent Lens, Hulu), Visitor’s Day (PBS) and When I Write It (POV).

Their work has been nominated for a Gotham Award, IDA Award, Independent Spirit Award and Cinema Eye Honor, and has premiered at Sundance, Tribeca, Hot Docs, and in the New York Times.

Nico has been a Chicken & Egg Awardee, a Eureka Fellow and a Fulbright scholar. They've been featured in Filmmaker Magazine’s annual “25 New Faces of Independent Film,” Indiewire Magazine’s “25 LGBT Filmmakers on the Rise,” and DOC NYC’s “40 Under 40”.

Nico has served as a mentor for Sundance Ignite, SFFILM and BAVC, and is a tenured professor of film at Santa Clara University.