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| Formally, I am interested in deconstructing (and reconstructing) cinematic conventions: rethinking genre, mixing mediums, practicing alternative production paradigms. My filmmaking and other work engages with cinematic conventions, history, and feminism. |
| A lot of my work is concerned with isolation, people's sometimes silly and heartbreaking inability to fit-in, connect with each other, or figure out how to live in a culture they didn't create. |
| Though I sometimes explore the darker sides of this culture, I try to create space for laughter, however uncomfortable, to erupt. I love it when people laugh at my films, though I sometimes have the feeling I'm the only one laughing. While the Disney-endings of inspirational narratives are deeply needed in any society, there is no shortage of them in ours. Instead, I have been endeavoring to tell (and untell) stories that may deny catharsis and lead to introspection, hopefully leaving the audience inspired by questions rather than closure. |
| As a filmmaker who had to discover the rich history of other female filmmakers and feminist film theory on her own, I'm invested in telling these stories and asking these questions in multiple ways. I'm the current organizer of Cinema-Femina a Meet-up group working to build community among feminist filmmakers and their audiences. |
I hope my future work will also concern itself with re-imaging and retelling inspirational narratives in stories which I wish had already been made, and remade, and remade again. The list on my wall: Frankenstein -- seems like a good time for a feminist-futurist retelling
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