Michele Noble
Director/Writer/Producer
Michele Noble
Director/Writer/Producer
My camera is my weapon. I think film has the power to change people's hearts. Art can foster understanding and action.
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Paul Alberghetti, ESQ
    I grew up in Los Angeles in the company of artists, activists, actors, musicians, and all kinds of Hollywood dreamers. I was a natural storyteller. Film was an early passion. I love the power and intimacy of film, how speaks to inform, challenge, dazzle or dare.
    Filmography
    • Writer (4 Credits)
      Happiness 2.0
      Television Script
      JUIF
      Television Script
      the Revolution
      Experimental
      Journey 4 Artists2013
      Documentary, Feature
    • Producer (4 Credits)
      the Revolution
      Experimental
      The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge2024
      Short
      Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock2018
      Documentary, Short
      Journey 4 Artists2013
      Documentary, Feature
    • Director (4 Credits)
      the Revolution
      Experimental
      The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge2024
      Short
      Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock2018
      Documentary, Short
      Journey 4 Artists2013
      Documentary, Feature
    85 Awards & Selections
    WINNER! Jury Award (2nd place) 30 min TV pilot
    Happiness 2.0
    Cinequest Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
    San Jose, CA
    2026
    QuarterFinalist Best TV pilot
    JUIF
    GEM Fest International Screenplay Competition
    Vancouver, B.C,
    2026
    Nominated best short narrative film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Block Island Film Festival
    Block Island, RI
    2026
    Nominated best comedy short
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Wicked Queer Film Festival
    Boston
    2026
    Nominated Audience Award
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Durango Independant Film Festival
    Durango, Colorado
    2026
    Nominee Best LGBTQ short film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Magnolia Independant Film Festival
    Starkville, MS
    2026
    Quarter Finalist Best TV pilot
    JUIF
    Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
    Atlanta, Georgia
    2026
    WINNER! Jury Award (2nd place) Best 60 min TV pilot!
    JUIF
    Cinequest Film Festival Screenwrting Competition
    San Jose, CA
    2026
    Nominee Best Narrative Short
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Manchester Film Festival
    Manchester
    2025
    WINNER! Best TV pilot
    JUIF
    Cine Vista Oasis Film Awards
    Jakarta, Indonesia
    2025
    WINNER! Best TV pilot
    JUIF
    Berlin International Screenwriting Festival
    Berlin, Germany
    2025
    Semi Finalist
    JUIF
    Anchorage International Film Festival
    Anchorage, Alaska
    2025
    WINNER! Best TV pilot
    JUIF
    Feel the Reel International Film Festival
    Romania
    2025
    Finalist Best TV Pilot
    JUIF
    Kino Drome Film Festival
    London
    2025
    FINALIST BEST TV PILOT
    JUIF
    Burbank Film Festival
    Burbank
    2025
    FINALIST TV Pilot
    JUIF
    Mystic Fiilm Festival
    Westerly
    2025
    Finalist Best TV Pilot
    JUIF
    Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
    Santa Barbara
    2025
    Quarter Finalist Best TV pilot screenplay
    JUIF
    Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition
    Manchester, UK
    2025
    Semi- Finalist Best TV pilot
    JUIF
    Omaha Film Festival Screenplay Competition
    Omaha
    2025
    WINNER! Best TV pilot screenplay
    JUIF
    Palm Springs Diversity Film Festival 2025
    Palm Springs
    2025
    Finalist BEST TV PILOT
    JUIF
    Sedona Film Festival 2025
    Sedona
    2025
    WINNER! Best Television Pilot Screenplay
    JUIF
    Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
    Providence, RI
    2025
    FINALIST Best TV pilot
    Happiness 2.0
    Anchorage International Film Festival
    Anchorage, Alaska
    2025
    Quarter Finalist Best TV pilot (30 min)
    Happiness 2.0
    Vail Film Festival Screenplay Contest
    Vail, Colorado
    2025
    Official Selection
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Sheboygan Film Festival
    Wisconsin
    2025
    WINNER! Best female director short film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Kyoto Independant Film Festival
    Tokoyo
    2025
    Official Selection
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Santa Cruz Film Festival
    Santa Cruz
    2025
    Official Selection
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Cinema Diverse Film Festival
    Palm Springs
    2025
    Official Selection
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    River Bend Film Festival
    Goshen
    2025
    Official Selection
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Breckenridge Film Festival
    Breckenridge
    2025
    Nominee Best LGTBQ short film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Burbank International Film Festival
    Burbank
    2025
    Nominee Best LGBTQ short
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Atlanta Shortfest Film Festival
    Atlanta
    2025
    Nominee Best Cast, Best Screenplay, Best Director
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase
    Cannes
    2025
    WINNER! Best Screenplay
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Vermont Film & Folklore Festival
    Manchester
    2025
    Finalist Best Comedy Short
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Focus Wales Film Festival
    Wales
    2025
    Official Selection
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Capital City Film Festival
    Lansing
    2025
    Nominee Best LGBTQ short
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Poppy Jasper Film Festival
    Morgan Hill
    2025
    Official Selection
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Portland Panorama Film Festival
    Portland
    2025
    WINNER! Best LGTBQ short film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    LA IFS Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    2024
    Grand Prize WINNER! Best LGBTQ film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF)
    Providence
    2024
    Nominee Best Narrative Short
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Sidewalk Film Festival
    Birmingham
    2024
    Official Selection
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Vancouver Queer Film Festival
    Vancouver
    2024
    Official Selection
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Micheaux Film Festival
    Culver City
    2024
    Nominee Best Narrative Film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Tacoma Film Festival
    Tacoma, Washington
    2024
    Nominee Audience Award Best Queer Short
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Seattle Queer Film Festival
    Seattle
    2024
    WINNER! Jury Award! Outstanding Comedy Director-Michele Noble
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Anchorage International Film Festival
    Anchorage
    2024
    Semi-Finalist Best TV pilot
    JUIF
    Vail Film Festival Screenplay Contest
    Vail
    2024
    Winner! Audience Award Queer Film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Yonkers Film Festival
    Yonkers
    2024
    Official Selection 2020/2021
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Ethnografilm Film Festival
    Paris
    2021
    Best Documentary Short Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival
    London
    2021
    WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Hot Springs Women's International Film Festival
    Hot Springs, AR
    2021
    Official Selection 2021
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Woods Hole Film Festival
    Woods Hole, MA
    2021
    WINNER BEST SHORT FILM
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Vail Film Festival
    Vail
    2020
    Best Documentary Short Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Nevada City Film Festival
    Nevada City, CA
    2020
    Nominated Best Documentary Short
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Micheaux Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    2020
    Best Documentary Short Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Harlem International Film Festival
    Harlem, New York
    2020
    WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Deep In the Heart Film Festival
    Waco, Texas
    2020
    Best Documentary Short Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Oxford International Film Festival
    Oxford, England
    2020
    WINNER! BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Eastern Oregon Film Festival
    La Grande, Oregon
    2020
    WINNER! Best Documentary Short
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Anchorage International Film Festival
    Anchorage, Alaska
    2020
    Best Documentary Short Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
    2020
    Best Documentary Short Film Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Bushwick Film Festival
    Brooklyn, New York
    2020
    Best Environmental Film Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Byron Bay International Film Festival
    Byron Bay, Australia
    2019
    Audience Award Winner Indigenous Films
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Santa Fe Independant Film Festival
    Santa Fe, New Mexico
    2019
    Best Documentary Short Film Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Flyway Film Festival
    Pepin, Wisconsin
    2019
    Winner! Special Jury Award
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Montana International Film Festival (MINT)
    Billings
    2019
    Best Short Film Documentary Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Adirondack Film Festival
    Glen Falls
    2019
    Best Documentary Short Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Newburyport Documentary Film Festival
    Newburyport, MA
    2019
    Best Director Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    10th Underground Cinema Film Festival
    Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
    2019
    Short of the Year Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Covellite International Film Festival
    Butte, Montana
    2019
    Official Selection
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Liverpool Film Festival
    Liverpool, UK
    2019
    Winner ! Best Documentary Short
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Manchester Film Festival
    Manchester, England
    2019
    Central Coast Filmmakers Award Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
    San Luis Obispo, California
    2019
    Official Selection 2019
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Sedona International Film Festival
    Sedona, Arizona
    2019
    Best Indigenous Short Documentary Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Bend Film Festival
    Bend, Oregon
    2018
    Best Documentary Short Nominee
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Sidewalk Film Festival
    Birmingham, Alabama
    2018
    Winner Tulalip Cares Native American Prize
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Social Justice Film Festival
    Seattle, Washington
    2018
    Winner Grand Prize: Ambassador Award
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
    Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Providence, Rhode Island
    2018
    Best Director 2015
    Journey 4 Artists
    Roving Eye International Film Festival
    Providence
    2015
    Grand Prize 2014
    Journey 4 Artists
    Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Providence
    2014
    Official Selection 2013
    Journey 4 Artists
    Festival of Tolerance
    Zagreb
    2013
    Nominee Best Comedy Short Film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    New Renaissance Film Festival
    London
    WINNER! Best Narrative Film
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Ithaca Short Film Festival
    Ithaca
    WINNER! Best Comedic Performance-Bixby Elliot
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Waco Independent Film Festival
    Waco
    WINNER! Best LGBTQ+ short
    The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge
    Toronto International Women Film Festival
    Toronto
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    Education
    College
    University of Southern California
    Cinema
    Personal Details
    Current City
    Los Angeles
    Hometown
    Los Angeles
    Gender
    Female
    Eye Color
    Blue
    Zodiac Sign
    Cancer
    Quotes
    "There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen
    My camera is my weapon. I think film has the power to change people's hearts. Art can foster understanding and action.
    Contact
    Company
    Legal Representative
    Paul Alberghetti, ESQ
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