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Loss

May 21st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Documentary Shorts


Directed by Kristen Nutile, 19min
Interweaving 8mm home movies, contemporary film footage, photographs, interviews and audio recordings, LOSS explores faded memories and long-term grief. The film unravels through a personal narrative, which centers around the loss of my father to a brain tumor over 17 years ago.

Biography
Kristen Nutile is an independent documentary filmmaker and editor based in New York City. She recently collaborated with Albert Maysles and Tanja Meding on SALLLY GROSS - THE PLEASURE OF STILLNESS, a documentary about the critically acclaimed New York-based dancer and choreographer Sally Gross, which premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival. In addition, Kristen has produced, directed and edited eight documentary shorts, which have shown all over the world including the Sundance Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. She is the 2006 recipient of the Albert Maysles Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking and has received grants from both NYSCA and the Jerome Foundation. She holds Master’s degrees in both Documentary Film and Video from Stanford University and Biology from San Francisco State University.

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