Meet the Director: Nande Walters ("Something That Means Nothing (October)")
From the Archives
•
30-Nov-2023
Nande Walters is a filmmaker and artist from Fort Lauderdale, FL. She has a Film/Video BFA from Pratt Institute and is based in Brooklyn, NY. She's made narrative and nonfiction student films and is interested in personal documentaries, experimental filmmaking, and researching Black/POC, Womxn, and LGBTQ+ artists and filmmakers.
In 2020, Nande's fiction film Who Are You Really premiered on NoBudge in January, and in February, her documentary Bloodline premiered twice during Pratt's Black History Month art show.
During the pandemic in June 2020, Nande created Kickback, an online creative platform to showcase friends' work. From interviewing dozens of artists, 7 online events, Almanac Zine, Kicback's 1st Birthday Zine, and more, Kickback has brought together artists from across the country.
Nande's goal as a filmmaker and artist is to tell personal stories, invite others to do the same, and bring people together to celebrate the work they've made.
Up Next in From the Archives
-
The Audition Tape
Awkwardly making their way through New York City, two brothers prepare to audition for the same role in an upcoming movie. Nicholas Shaya directs and co-stars in “The Audition Tape,” a 20 minute, episodic comedy that showcases the rolling banter of two Iranian-American brothers who might not actu...
-
La Città Sul Retro (The City Tucked A...
Beneath the sleeping city of Bologna, Italy, a smattering of night-time inhabitants go about their unusual lives. “La Città Sul Retro (The City Tucked Away)” is a video art portrait of a beautiful old European city where subtle flows of work and pleasure emerge from quiet streets. A Film by Maram...
-
Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews
An archival biography film about the early career of Deborah Harry told entirely through press interviews where she endures superficial, tedious, and demeaning questions from journalists. Meghan Fredrich directs and edits “Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews,” a video essay collage of sorts, w...
