Naomi Uman

Naomi Uman is an American experimental filmmaker and a visual artist.[1] Uman received an MFA in Filmmaking from CalArts in 1998.[2] Uman's work is often "marked by her signature handmade aesthetic, often shooting, hand-processing and editing her films with the most rudimentary of practices."[3] She was once private chef to Gloria Vanderbilt, Malcolm Forbes, and Calvin Klein. Her award-winning films have screened widely at major international festivals as well as the Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City.[4]

Naomi Uman
Born
New York City, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia Institute of the Arts, 1998
Known forVideo art, Film director, Visual artist
Notable work
Leche, Removed, Unnamed Film, Videodiary 2-1-2006 To The Present
MovementFeminism

Filmography

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  • Leche (1998, 16mm, b&w, sound, 30 min.)
  • Tin Woodsman (2008, 16mm, color, sound, 6 min.)
  • Removed (1999, 16mm, color, sound, 6 min.)
  • Lay (2006, 16mm, b&w, sound, 15 min.)
  • Coda (2008, 16mm, b&w, sound, 3 min.)
  • Kalendar (2008, 16mm, color, silent, 11 min.)
  • On this Day (2006, 16mm, color, sound, 4 min.)
  • Unnamed Film (2008, 16mm, color/b&w, sound, 55 min.)

Awards

Uman was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for Film, US & Canada in 2002.[7] In 2008 she was awarded a Media Arts Fellowship by Tribeca Film Institute.[2]

References
  1. "Naomi Uman - Winter 2016 Artist in Residence | Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto". lift.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  2. "Creative Capital - Investing in Artists who Shape the Future". creative-capital.org. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. "Naomi Uman". Peripheral Produce. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  4. "Naomi Uman". Experimental Cinema. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  5. "Naomi Uman - 5 FILMS BY NAOMI UMAN - 11/19/05". www.hallwalls.org. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  6. "Ukrainian Time Machine: Living Films by Naomi Uman | The Cinematheque". www.thecinematheque.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  7. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Naomi Uman". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
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