Members List
All members names are listed alphabetically. To learn more about each member click on their name below. Please scroll down.
Bami Adedoyin, Brooklyn, NY
Mohd Fuad Arif, Malaysia
Megan Bisbee, Alfred, NY
Missy Carr, Washington, DC
Kristin Carroll, Boston, MA
Tony Conrad, Buffalo, NY
Kristin Carroll, Boston, MA
Tony Conrad, Buffalo, NY
Lara Davis, Providence, RI
Cindy DeFelice, Brockport, NY
Ghen Dennis, Buffalo, NY
Leigh Ann Francis, New Brunswick, NJ
Chifumi Fujisawa, Mosumoto, Japan
Amy Goldberg, Rochester, NY
Bethany Goldpaugh Brown, Kingston, NY
Virva Hepolampi, Helsinki, Finland
James Holland, Southbury, CT and Rochester, NY
Kelly Jacobson, Kansas City, MO
Akil Kirlew, Brooklyn, NY
Caroline Koebel, Buffalo, NY
Jennifer Little, Rochester, NY
Edna Madera, Rochester, NY
Darin Martin, Oakland, CA
Tammy McGovern, Buffalo, NY
Colleen Vera Melisz, Buffalo/Rochester, NY
Toni Mosley, Auckland, New Zealand
Tomoya Murazumi, Kanazawa City, Japan
Akane Nakamori, Kanazawa City, Japan
Stephanie Nolasco, New York, NY
Natasha Pachano, Costa Rica
Warren Peace, Jersey City, NJ
Anjanel Dawn Pinet, Rochester, NY
Mima Simic, Croatia
Joan E. Stoltman, Buffalo, NY
Diane Teramana, Kingston, NY
Angela Tessier Kanazawa City, Japan
Andy Tetzlaff, Kanazawa City, Japan
Matthew Underwood, Boston, MA
Adam Weekley, Buffalo, NY
wolfgrrrl sometimes billijo, Rochester, NY
Walter Wright, Lowell, MA
Ami Yamasaki, Kanazawa City, Japan
Ojima Yukari, Kanazawa City, Japan
Karen Y. Zhang, Beijing, China |
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Giovanna Chesler
Giovanna Chesler Through her narrative and documentary films, Giovanna explores constructions of gender, the body, sexuality, and women's health. Recent work includes the feature documentary Period: The End of Menstruation (16mm, 2006, 54min.) which examines the debate around menstrual suppression. As millions of women and girls take shots and pills to stop their periods, the conception of menstruation, the body, and health changes. The film raises questions about what is 'natural' 'normal' and what it means to bleed. (http://www.periodthemovie.com) HPV Boredom (2006/2007, Video, 4 min) is a You Tube based video performance the presents a woman stuck in bed, recovering from an HPV related surgery.
Giovanna's films have screened extensively and competitively in fifteen countries, and garnered awards including the Gold Plaque for Best Student Documentary from the Chicago International Film Festival - 2000. Short films include BeauteouS: The Trilogy three portraits of three sisters and their relationships to beauty (BeauteouS: Stephanie, BeauteouS: Giovanna and BeauteouS, 16mm, 43min, 2000-2002) and hand-some (16mm, 13min, 2004) an experimental doc on a failing lesbian relationship and the failures of documentary.
Giovanna is an Assistant Professor of Film and Media Arts at American University. She works professionally as a cinematographer and in community based video education projects teaching feminist media literacy and video production skills to girls. (http://www.g6pictures.com)
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