Q&A with Naomi Uman
Esteemed avant-garde filmmaker Naomi Uman takes a residency in rural Albania as the starting point for this poignant, first-person feminist documentary on village life, gender roles, solidarity and creativity. Split into three parts, the film begins by establishing the filmmaker’s place in the village and builds to a collaborative video project that playfully unpacks the acts of seeing and being seen, solidifying the connection between Uman and the women and girls of the village. Though at first glance a departure from the short, structuralist film work for which she’s best known, admirers will readily recognize themes and motifs that establish continuity and give a more personal meaning to the larger body of work. - Inney Prakash