Linda
Nieves‑Powell
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
I love telling funny, heartfelt stories about identity, family, culture, and the messy journey of becoming who we’re meant to be.
My play Yo Soy Latina! has been produced at more than 400 colleges and off-Broadway, and won an Imagen Award for Best Theatrical Performance. My novel Freestyle was published by Atria / Simon & Schuster — I’m adapting it for television now. I’ve been a Sundance Screenwriting Lab semi-finalist, and my films have screened in Miami, Toronto, San Francisco, and New York City.
Short Films
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Mimi’s Portrait
- Vinnie the Puerto Rican from Bensonhurst
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Stereotypically Metrailer
Screenplays
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When Dreams Collidenarrative screenplay
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An actress finally lands the role that could change her life, only to have her troubled teenage nephew dropped off on her doorstep, forcing her to confront the life she escaped from.
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Updatenarrative short
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When a massive New York City blackout kills their cell service during a disastrous first date, a guarded teacher and an eager professor are forced to walk home through the darkened streets, discovering an unexpected romantic connection away from the distractions of the digital world.
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ELnarrative short
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After his uncle sacrifices himself to help him escape a war-torn village, a young boy journeys to America to find his mother, ultimately overcoming the harsh realities of the foster system to fulfill his childhood promise as a teacher, until an unexpected visitor walks through his classroom door, bringing his lifelong search full circle.
Past Work
- Yo Soy Latina! Imagen Award-winning stage work, produced at more than 400 colleges and off-Broadway
- The Fly Ass Puerto Rican Girl from the Stapleton Projects in Staten Island Noir
- Freestyle novel (Atria Books / Simon & Schuster)
- Nueva Latina Monologues commissioned by Procter & Gamble for the Orgullosa social media brand