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Hey, I'm Nikki!
Heraklion,
I'm a Greek-American cultural-culinary seminar director, journalist and pro chef working in Crete, Greece for 22 years. My work focuses on our interrelationship with food, culture, nature, and health. In 1997, I formed Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries Educational Network “School Without Walls,” to help support residents working hard to protect and share their heritage – archaeologists, ecologists, organic farmers, heirloom seed savers, chefs, beekeepers, musicians, and many others. We organize accredited academic study tours and private educational programs for professionals. Over 3,000 students, teachers, researchers and journalists have attended our programs. CCS is an award-winning program, featured in National Geographic and many other media outlets and organizations.
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting
Heritage Protectors
Heraklion, Greece• Film Feature
Documentary, Foreign Film
Heritage Protectors are people in Crete, Greece striving to protect their cultural, natural and agricultural heritage, which is all at risk.
This project got the green light!
The Sacred & The Snake
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin• Film Feature
Documentary
A Lakota matriarch, a two-spirit youth leader, and a queer Appalachian discover their power within a movement that echoes worldwide.
This project got the green light!
Persephone // The Veil Between
Baltimore, Maryland• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A headstrong woman seeking separation from her controlling mother attends a ritual that transforms her definition of independence.
This project got the green light!
Pretty Ugly
Washington, District of Columbia• Film Feature
Documentary, Science
A face-off between toxic chemicals in cosmetics and one conscientious consumer on a quest for answers in an unregulated world.
This project got the green light!
