Jennifer Reeves

Brooklyn-based film artist Jennifer Reeves (b. 1971, Sri Lanka) has independently made 25+ film-works to date, from avant-garde shorts to multiple projection performances with live music, and experimental features.  Reeves' visceral 16mm film works immerse viewers in intricate, unfamiliar cinematic territory. They investigate themes of mental health and recovery, feminism and sexuality, and the beauty and decay of the natural world.

Reeves started making films in 1990 and has taught film and animation courses at The Cooper Union School of Art since 2005. She continues to do her own writing, cinematography, editing, and sound design. Her subjective and personal films push the boundaries of film through optical-printing and direct-on-film techniques. Reeves' numerous film awards include a FIPRESCI prize at Berlinale, The Barbara Hammer Feminist Filmmaker Award at Ann Arbor Film Festival, Best New York Narrative Feature at Tribeca Film Festival, Outstanding Artistic Achievement at Outfest, and a nomination for the Someone to Watch Award at The Independent Spirit Awards. Comprehensive retrospectives of Reeves' work have been hosted by the New Horizons Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, the San Francisco Cinematheque, Berlin's Kino Arsenal, and Anthology Film Archives in New York City. Reeves' acclaimed work has been screened extensively, from the Rotterdam, Curtas Vila do Conde, Sundance and Toronto International Film Festivals, to the Museum of Modern Art and art cinemas and universities worldwide. Reeves has also collaborated with celebrated composers including Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp and Zeena Parkins. Her multiple-projection films with live music have been performed internationally, from the Sydney Opera House and the Berlinale to RedCat in Los Angeles and the Wexner Center in Ohio.


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