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Naomi Uman

Uman; Naomi

Direction, Art direction, Edition, Photography, Script, Production, Sound

Naomi Uman (New York, 1962) has lived in Ukraine and Mexico. Her work encompasses intimate portraits of other people and their participation and influence in these representations. Many of her home and analog films focus on the role of women and their manual labor. She works mainly with 16mm film. She has made 20 films that have been screened at festivals and museums around the world. She currently lives in Mexico.

Other Movies

If I Were Fire

Si yo fuese fuego
Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More

Lives on the Border

Vidas en la orilla
Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More

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Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More

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