Nina Slesinger is a writer, filmmaker, and programmer with over a decade of experience directing films, producing cultural events, and writing about visual culture. Nina earned her M.F.A. in Cinema Arts from CUNY Brooklyn College’s Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. Nina received the De Laurentiis Film Prize from the National Italian American Foundation, and has screened her short films in national festivals including Windy City International Film Festival, NoBudge, and the Santa Monica Film Festival. Her short hybrid documentary Chainstitch will premiere in late 2025.