The Call of Cairo: An Artist Talk

Anna Kipervaser is a Ukrainian-born multimedia artist. Her work spans multiple disciplines including experimental and documentary moving image works in both 16mm film and HD video. Anna is also painter, printmaker, curator of exhibitions and programmer of screenings showcasing the works of contemporary international artists. Anna founded Manual Productions, a mobile artist space in 2003, organizing exhibitions nationally. In 2008, she founded On Look Films with Rodion Galperin as their first feature documentary film, CAIRO IN ONE BREATH, was taking form; CAIRO IN ONE BREATH premiered at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in April 2015. Anna's work has been recognized through awards from Hartley Film Foundation, National Geographic's All Roads Film Project, Lucius and Eva Eastman Fund, Carnegie Foundation, George Sugarman Foundation, New York Studio Program, Wilder Traveling Scholarship, and the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship. Her moving image work has also screened at the Chicago Underground Film Festival, Athens International Film and Video Festival, Indie Grits Film Festival, Montreal Underground Film Festival, Haverhill Experimental Film Festival, and 12Gates Video Art Fest. She holds a BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Class 2003. As of May 2015, Anna holds a Graduate Certificate in Middle East Studies, and, an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University.