My name is Katelyn Rebelo ~ I’m a documentary + experimental filmmaker whose work uses intentionally slow processes such as handcrafted animation, analogue manipulation, and rhythms found in nature to explore personal stories that question systems of power.
My film "Mizuko" (co-directed with Kira Dane) was supported by Tribeca Film Institute's If/Then Short Documentary Program, and is now streaming on The Criterion Channel. The film was nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 2020 IDA Documentary Awards, won Best Documentary Short at Atlanta Film Festival (2020), and received special jury awards at SXSW (2020) and IDFA (2019). From 2021 - 2022 I was a Jacob Burns Creative Culture Filmmaking Fellow. Most recently, my film “Through Sunless Ways” (co-directed with Kira Dane) premiered at DOCNYC 2023 and “I Don’t Know If You Remember This” screened at Film Diary NYC 2024.
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