Nikki Taylor-Roberts is a screenwriter, director, and an Emmy-nominated producer. She’s a writer-director who blends emotional realism with elevated cinematic storytelling and commands a lyricism in her work.

Her directing work spans network television and studio filmmaking, including episodes of NBC’s CHICAGO MED, and an original live-action feature sold to Walt Disney Studios under Liesl Tommy and Jenny Mudge’s banner. She is a member of the inaugural cohort of Proof of Concept, the Cate Blanchett–founded feature incubator identifying filmmakers with a distinct and scalable voice.

Her Hulu short GO TO BED RAYMOND, (20th Digital Studio) was named umong the top five list for New York Times Best of for 2023 and screened at MoMA, and she was selected for HBO’s reboot of Project Greenlight, produced by Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. Her films have screened at Festival de Cannes, Sundance, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, HolyShorts, and UrbanWorld.

She’s an alum of the DGA DDI Mentorship, NBCU LAUNCH TV Directors Program, the Ryan Murphy's Half initiative, Almanack Screenwriters (formerly known as Nantucket Screenwriters Colony), and the AFI Directing Workshop for Women.

Outside of the narrative space she worked in brand creative — writing, directing and producing ads for NBCUni, VH1, and BET. She’s also produced many live shows — most notably the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Macy’s July 4th Spectacular.

She an alum of Northwestern University and Columbia University School of the Arts MFA Film Program.