Special Programs Announced for 48th AAFF - Naomi Uman, Daniel Barrow, Nicky Hamlyn and LUX

The AAFF's curated special programs will present several acclaimed filmmakers and a featured distributor of avant-garde and experimental documentary work.

Naomi Uman will present films from her series “Ukrainian Time Machine”, personal documentaries exploring life in a small Ukrainian village. Uman, formerly of Los Angeles, has lived in the Ukraine since 2006. Her work has been exhibited internationally in festivals and museums including the Museum of Modern Art, Bilbao Guggenheim, Austria’s Viennale and the Sundance Film Festival. 

British filmmaker and author Nicky Hamlyn will make his first AAFF appearance to present a special selection of his silent 16mm experimental films. His book “Film Art Phenomena” (2003), a survey of experimental film and video, was published by the British Film Institute. Joining Hamlyn from the U.K. is Benjamin Cook, Executive Director of London-based distributor LUX, to present a select program of new short avant-garde films and experimental documentaries.

Daniel Barrow will bring his newest "manual animation" from Montreal for a special performance which combines overhead lamp projection with video, music, and live narration. “Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry” tells the story of a garbage man with a vision to create an  independent phone book chronicling the lives of each person in his city. Barrow has performed at numerous international venues including The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, The International Film Festival Rotterdam, The Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver, and the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago.

[image from Daniel Barrow's EVERY TIME I SEE YOUR PICTURE I CRY]