Niki ang

NIKI ANG is a queer, Singaporean-Chinese American writer and director who was born and raised in Singapore before moving to the States at a young age.

Niki’s latest film “MAXINE” (2023) was made with Disney’s Launchpad Program and is currently streaming on Disney+. The film stars Margaret Cho and was produced by Andrew Ahn (FIRE ISLAND, DRIVEWAYS) and Disney’s Live Action Production team. MAXINE won Best LGBTQ+ Short Film at the 2023 HollyShorts Film Festival.

Her previous short film “WERE YOU GAY IN HIGH SCHOOL?” was produced by Andrew Ahn, Kimmie Kim, and Diana Ward. The hybrid live-action/animation film features animated sequences from Sara Gunnarsdottir (MY YEAR OF DICKS, DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL) and Amanda Bonaiuto. It was awarded the Frameline Completion Grant and the Inside Out re:Focus Fund. The film premiered at the 2020 Bentonville Film Festival and played at festivals worldwide. The film is distributed by Frameline Voices and was optioned by OrionTV.

Niki participated in the NBCU Launch Directors Program | Female Forward Workshop in 2023. Her feature film script, WIDE OPEN SPACES, was accepted into the 2020 class of the CAPE New Writers Fellowship and selected to the 2020 CAPE List on The Black List.

Niki’s work across genres focuses on intersecting Asian American and queer perspectives with an empathetic lens and a lot of heart. She loves grounded stories with relatable characters that show us that “coming-of-age” can happen at any point in life. Previously she was a producer/director at BuzzFeed Motion Pictures where her work amassed over 250 million views across digital platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Amazon, and Hulu. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her wife and is the quintessential middle child.