Nicole Leghissa, an Italian filmmaker and documentary director, has worked for international production companies and broadcasters such as HBO, Channel 4, and ARTE, creating historical and cultural television series and documentary films.
With her educational background in Diplomatic and International Sciences, Ms. Leghissa has developed a special sensitivity to global issues related to development. For the past five years she has worked in collaboration with The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) telling stories of scientists and scholars doing research around the world. In 2013, she directed the film “Seeds of Science”, focusing on four TWAS-supported scientists in Kenya. The film has shown on Italian television, and at a range of diplomatic and education events in Europe and Latin America.