Kia Simon
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Oakland California USA |
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| web: http://www.sneakylittlesister.com | |
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Born and raised in Berkeley, California by radical poets, Kia Simon learned to write poetry before she learned to write. Her ability to see poems in everyday life translates to her behind the camera vision. Her documentary “Looking for Sly” took top awards at SXSW, LA International Short, and others. In 1998, the Pacific Pioneer Fund awarded her an Emerging Filmmaker Grant. In 1999, she was chosen to participate in AFI’s Women Director’s Workshop, a highly-selective granted program accepting only eight participants per year. Her music video for Jondi & Spesh “The Sway” won best video from Zoie Fest and Berkeley Fest and was in rotation on MTV (Amp)and MTV2 for over a year. Filmography/Awards Info: THE DIVE Music Video, January, 2003 An impressionistic hand-painted music video exploring love, loss, and transcendence into the afterlife. “The Dive” animates the haunting sounds of San Francisco breaks duo Momu. • Official Selection, South by South West, SF International, LA International Short, over a dozen film festivals in all • Shown on MTV2 THE SWAY Music Video, March, 2001 Love found on MUNI, lost on the streets, and re-found at a donuts/Chinese restaurant. This noir tale is set to the melodic sounds of progressive dance music duo Jondi & Spesh. • In rotation on MTV's Amp, and MTV2 for over a year • Best Music Video, Zoie Festival • Best Music Video, Berkeley Video & Film Festival IN PUBLIC SPACE 16mm documentary, June, 2000 Three choreographers explore public places and interaction in San Francisco. • Awarded a Pacific Pioneer Fund Grant for emerging filmmakers • Awarded the “By Women” prize from LunaFest • Best Art Film, Berkeley Video & Film Festival • Broadcast on Public Television NEVER LAND 13 minute 16mm narrative, January, 2000 A modern retelling of the myth of Peter Pan from the perspective of Tinkerbell. • Produced in association with the Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute, a granted program accepting eight women yearly • “Best in Fest” from Berkeley Video & Film Festival • Broadcast on Public Television LOOKING FOR SLY 28 minute video documentary, October 1997 The life of a quiet Armenian sculptor changes forever when he discovers he looks like Sylvester Stallone. • Best Documentary, LA International Short Film Festival • Best Documentary Short, South by South West • Winner, Tacoma Tortured Artists Film Festival • First Place Documentary, New Arts Program PESTICIDES: REAPING POISON 19 minute video documentary, 1993 Shows the costs of chemically intensive agriculture not paid in the supermarket: cancers, birth defects, chronic illnesses, and acute poisonings. • Silver Cindy Award • Honorable Mention, Atlanta Film & Video Festival • Scholastic Honors This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. This database is used for commercial as well as informational, non-commercial purposes. It is a historical archive of Microcinema International's activities. Inclusion in this database and archive in no way implies a continuing formal relationship or affiliation with Microcinema International or the Blackchair Label nor an endorsement of its activities by the Contact. Contact details are not displayed in order to protect privacy. If you wish to contact this artist please see their website as listed above or write Microcinema International and we will be happy to forward your e-mail.
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