Nida Chowdhry is a Pakistani-American director, writer and actor whose work spans live action and animation. She wrote, directed and starred in her debut feature film, ANXIOUS. (2024), an Eternal Sunshine inspired surreal dramedy which premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre as part of the Dances With Films Festival. The film garnered 28 official selections, 15 award nominations and 2 Best Picture wins. For her performance in the film, she won Best Actress at the Micheaux Film Festival.
Chowdhry first gained recognition as the creator of the viral indie TV Series Unfair & Ugly (2018), a dramedy about an OC family trying to keep it together. The show launched her cast into the Marvel Universe and kickstarted her TV writing career.
As a Studio TV Writer, she’s has written over 40 episodes of television for major studies including Disney, Netflix, and HBOMax. She is a staff writer on the Netflix #1 preschool animated series CoComelon Lane (2023 — Present) and the upcoming season of the Disney animated series Robogobo (2025).
Chowdhry is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors and Film Fatales.
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