Niki ang

NIKI ANG is a queer, Singaporean-Chinese American writer and director who was born and raised in Singapore before moving to the suburbs of Seattle 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 and Season 2 of Launchpad was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.

She is currently writing a middle grade novel for Disney Hyperion that she is adapting as a Disney Channel Original Movie. She is also developing her debut feature, A World of My Own, with filmmaker Andrew Ahn attached to produce. The project was selected for both the 2025 Gotham Project Market and the Inside Out Finance Forum.

Niki previously shadowed on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and participated in the NBCU Launch TV Directors Program | Female Forward workshop. She is also a CAPE New Writers Fellow. Her work across genres explores intersecting perspectives with humor and heart, often centering characters discovering that coming-of-age can happen at any point in life. Niki currently lives in Los Angeles with her wife and is the quintessential middle child.