Dominique Nieves | Writer, Director

Dominique Nieves | Writer, Director

Dominique Nieves is a Nuyorican writer-director, an ambulatory wheelchair user, and founder of Iron Glove Productions. Nieves took a detour through medical school, but an extended turn as a patient led to storytelling in her next act of life. 
Her Breakthrough project was the magic realism film, Our Lady Lupe, which was produced in association with PBS for their Primetime Broadcast Special, The Latino Experience.

Nieves got her start in the industry as an actress, but found roles written for Latinas to be one-dimensional. She founded Iron Glove Productions with the goal of highlighting underrepresented voices in a more authentic way. Before Breakthrough, her work garnered recognition from CINEQUEST, HollyShort Film Festival, and screened throughout the U.S..  

Nieves directed grant winning films supported by Art with Impact two years in a row, allowing her the opportunity to highlight mental health on screen. Both films won an invitation into the Olive Film Collection. She has since been inducted to the Chicana Director's Initiative, a network of professional Latina directors.

As an ardent supporter of Latinx voices, Dominique created the Read Latinx Writers Initiative, pairing over 350 emerging Latinx writers with WGA writers and executives for script reads and mentorship.

Nieves is an alumna of Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.