
Making her feature film directorial debut, award-winning actress Nicki Micheaux helms ‘Summer of Violence’ an independent film set in Denver in 1993, and inspired by the true events where over 70 homicides were committed in the city of Denver.

Making her feature film directorial debut, award-winning actress Nicki Micheaux helms ‘Summer of Violence’ an independent film set in Denver in 1993, and inspired by the true events where over 70 homicides were committed in the city of Denver.

Director-writer Nicki Micheaux’s “Summer of Violence,” the festival’s Centerpiece Film, won Best Picture at the 15th annual DTLA Film Festival. Rosemary Rodriguez, the director of the festival’s Opening Night Film, “Hail Mary,” was named Best Director, and the two films tied for Audience Favorite Award. “It’s Basic” by Marc Levin took the Best Documentary award.

15 feature-length films are slated to screen alongside 15 shorts, webseries and TV pilots at the 15th annual DTLA Film Festival, set to run from November 1 through 5, 2023, at the Regal L.A. Live.