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Malindi Fickle is an actor/director who was based out of New York City but now lives in Honolulu, HI. She attended New York University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2002. She got her start in acting in an indie film called 'Eyes of the Prey' and eventually made the transition into directing in 2006 with 'By The People'.

Theatre
Malindi started out in the New York theatre scene where she was a director.

Acting
She got her training at 'The School for Film & Television' and 'Michael Howard Studios' for acting. She got her first part in Eyes of the Prey by playing an extra in the courtroom scenes of the film. She got her first lead when she played Megan in Jacklight. She continued to star in movies such as Everything Relative (as Candy ) and St. Andrew's Girls (as Jennifer ) before making her way into directing.

Directing
Her first attempt at directing was with the film 'By the People', a film about keeping democracy alive which was shown nationwide on PBS. She created the company Hyperbaric Productions in order to produce it. Her next project was 'Suck it Up Buttercup' which was released in 2014 and is about drug addiction. Unlike her previous film, which was a documentary, this one was in the genre of drama.

Personal Life
Malindi Fickle currently resides in Honolulu, HI with her family. She has also lived in New York City, where she also based her company out of while there and also lived in Tokyo, on two separate occasions. She was also able to get her start in New York City when she was there by breaking into theatre.

She created Hyperbaric Productions in order to help produce films in which she wanted to create.

Actor
St. Andrew's Girls (2003)

Everything Relative (1996)

Jacklight (1995)

Eyes of the Prey (1992)

Director
Suck it Up Buttercup (2014)

By the People (2006)

Editor
Suck it Up Buttercup (2014)

By the People (2006)

Producer
Suck it Up Buttercup (2014)

By the People (2006)

Writer
Suck it Up Buttercup (2014)

By The People (2006)

By The People (2006)
The film 'By The People' takes an inside look into the the elections that were held in 2004 in the United States. This election was held between the Demorcratic representitive John Kerry and Republican George W. Bush The film was released in 2006, two years after the elections. There was an even more closer look at this election because of the 2000 chad controversy which plagued the balloting in which numerous ballots needed to be thrown out because of voting machines not recording the votes correctly.

Suck it Up Buttercup (2014)
Malindi Fickle's second attempt at directing was a film about the addiction to prescription pills. It follows a former honor student who's addiction hurts her relationship with her friends and tears her family apart. It differs from her first try at directing, By The People, which was a documentary to a drama which needed a more hands on approach with the actors.

Awards/Honors
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from New York University in 2002.

HUGO award for 'By The People'.

Acted in 'Everything Relative' which was shown at Sundance Film Festival in 1996.

The film 'By The People's transcript is in The Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' permanent collection.

She's been critically acclaimed in The New York Times

Social Media
Malindi Fickle is active on Twitter (@MalindiFickle) where she promotes her own work and as well works and discussions of other female directors and workers in the entertainment industry. She uses her Twitter to promote many indie films which is where she got her start in acting. She also shows off many other female directors and where to see their works which help out the other females in the industry.