In Conversation: Animation in Documentary
Nicole Antebi & Lisa Molomot
Friday March 15th – 3:00-4:30pm
*Post-discussion pizza and refreshments will be served
Through a thought-provoking conversation, visually illustrated with examples from their own work and the work of other filmmakers, animator/filmmaker Nicole Antebi and documentary filmmaker Lisa Molomot will explore the meaning and function of non-fiction animation. Students will get an inside look at why both of these two women have chosen animation as part of their storytelling and sense-making of the American Southwest. Possible stop-motion demonstration to follow the talk.
Nicole Antebi (she/her) is an animator and moving image maker who creates things that move, loop, and sometimes hold. She came of age on the northwest bank of the Rio Grande/Río Bravo on the El Paso/Juárez border. The importance of movement as it concerns the dignity of people and rivers was a formative part of her childhood and the foundation of the work she does today. She is an assistant professor of Illustration and Animation at The University of Arizona.
Lisa Molomot (she/her) is a Tucson-based documentary filmmaker and Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona. Her recent film work has focused on immigration and immigrant communities, as well as public education in the U.S. Lisa’s most recent documentary Missing in Brooks County aired on the PBS series Independent Lens and won a 2023 Peabody Award.
Molomot and Antebi are currently collaborating on animated sequences for a documentary about an archaeology project in Tucson.