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Artist-in-Residence: Santiago Giralt
As a part of our ongoing interviews with Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with Artist-in-Residence—Santiago Giralt—to talk about his current work. 1. How did this residency come about, and how did you learn about the Burns? I heard about the Burns through Bruni Burres, a very talented and [...]
Artist-in-Residence: Maksim Shved
As a part of our ongoing interviews with Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with Artist-in-Residence Maksim Shved to talk about his current work. 1. How did this residency come about, and how did you learn about the Burns? I first heard about the residency from Ryan Harrington (JBFC’s Director [...]
Artist-in-Residence: Lindsey Ryan
As a part of our ongoing interviews with Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with Artist-in-Residence Lindsey Ryan to talk about her current work. 1. How did this residency come about, and how did you learn about the Burns? I have actually followed the center since I was a [...]
Creative Culture REMIX Artist-in-Residence: Haley Elizabeth Anderson
As a part of our ongoing interviews with Creative Culture Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with REMIX Artist-in-Residence Haley Elizabeth Anderson to talk about her current work. UPDATED AS OF DEC. 7, 2023: Huge congratulations to Haley, whose film Tendaberry will premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival! On December [...]
Creative Culture Artists-in-Residence: Mariam Al-Dhabhani and Mohammed Al-Jaberi
As a part of our ongoing interviews with Creative Culture Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with Artists-in-Residence Mariam Al-Dhabhani and Mohammed Al-Jaberi to talk about their current work. “Director Mariam Al-Dhabhani and producer Mohammed Al-Jaberi are talented, creative and compassionate emerging non-fiction filmmakers from Yemen, in production on an intimate, [...]
Creative Culture Artist-in-Residence: Elwira Niewiera
As a part of our ongoing interviews with Creative Culture Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with Artist-in-Residence Elwira Niewiera to talk about her current work. Thank you to Elwira and co-director/cinematographer Piotr Rosolowski for taking part in a Q&A on June 13, following the screening of The Prince and the [...]
Creative Culture Artist-in-Residence: Chantel Clark
As a part of our ongoing interviews with Creative Culture Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with Artist-in-Residence Chantel Clark to talk about her current work. Thank you to Chantel for taking part in a Q&A on May 26, following the screening of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. How [...]
Creative Culture Alumni Return to JBFC with Their Feature Doc, On the Divide
Award-winning filmmakers and Creative Culture alumni to participate in one-night-only Q&A at Jacob Burns Film Center for their feature documentary On the Divide Pleasantville, NY – March 30, 2022 – Award-winning filmmakers Leah Galant, of Cortlandt Manor, and Maya Cueva will attend a Q&A at the Jacob Burns Film Center on April 9 to discuss [...]
Creative Culture Announces New Roster of Filmmaker Fellows
Filmmakers Hailing from Afar Converge on the Lower Hudson Valley to Collaborate and Create Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announced today the artists selected for spring 2022 fellowships in Creative Culture, an inclusive program for emerging professional filmmakers. Creative Culture provides 10-month-long experiences for filmmakers to produce short film projects in a collaborative community. In [...]
Come Along for "The Ride" with JBFC Artists-in-Residence Allison Bonner Shillingford & J Bird Lathon
by Dennis Giza, Guest Writer Filmmakers Allison Bonner Shillingford and J Bird Lathon took full advantage of the Jacob Burns Film Center’s resources during their six-week Creative Culture residency this fall, which was organized in partnership with Black Public Media. Lathon and Shillingford worked on their film The Ride, a short, animated interpretation of a powerful [...]
