纳塔利娅-阿尔马达 纪录片制作人

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Natalia Almada
Documentary Filmmaker | Class of 2012
Capturing complex and nuanced views of Mexican history, politics, and culture in insightful and poetic works that affirm the potency of documentary film as both an art form and a tool for social change.


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Title
Documentary Filmmaker
Affiliation
Altamura Films
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Age
37 at time of award
Area of Focus
Moving Image
Published October 2, 2012
ABOUT NATALIA'S WORK
Natalia Almada is a filmmaker revealing rich new perspectives on Mexican history, politics, and culture in insightful and poetic films that push the boundaries of how the documentary form addresses social issues. A dual citizen of Mexico and the United States who has lived in both countries since childhood, Almada does not use conventional structures or techniques, such as interviews with specialists or a linear timeline. Instead, she incorporates powerful visual images and the observations of ordinary people she encounters with her camera into an intimate, multilayered form of storytelling. In El General (2009), Almada weaves together archival material; audio tapes of her grandmother’s recollections of Almada’s great-grandfather, Mexico’s president Plutarco Elías Calles (1924–28); and compelling footage of Mexico City during the contested presidential election of 2006. The result is a lyrical, quietly mesmerizing meditation on the legacy of Mexico’s political history, the relationship between personal and collective memory, and how memory informs one’s view of self, family, and country. Almada creates a striking and moving portrayal of the violence of drug trafficking and its effects on Mexican society in El Velador (2011). Although there are no scenes of violence in this haunting and contemplative film, it conveys the overwhelming crisis of the drug war through snippets of radio and television broadcasts, the sounds of construction in an ever-expanding cemetery, and the quiet imagery of families visiting the graves of loved ones. In films that pose more questions than they answer, Almada is capturing complex and nuanced views of the issues that define Mexican-American relations while reaffirming the potency of documentary both as an art form and a powerful medium for highlighting the often unseen implications of social conflict.

BIOGRAPHY
Natalia Almada received a B.F.A. (1995) from the College of Santa Fe and an M.F.A. (2001) from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her additional films include All Water Has a Perfect Memory (2001) and Al Otro Lado (2005), and her work has appeared at numerous national and international venues, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Sundance Film Festival, the Guggenheim Museum, the Munich International Film Festival, and the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.



纳塔利娅-阿尔马达
纪录片制作人 | 2012级
捕捉墨西哥历史、政治和文化的复杂而微妙的观点，其作品富有洞察力和诗意，肯定了纪录片作为一种艺术形式和社会变革工具的效力。


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标题
纪录片制片人
所属机构
阿尔塔穆拉电影公司
拍摄地点
墨西哥城, 墨西哥
年龄
获奖时为37岁
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发表于2012年10月2日
关于纳塔利娅的作品
纳塔利娅-阿尔玛达是一位电影制片人，她通过富有洞察力和诗意的电影揭示了关于墨西哥历史、政治和文化的丰富新视角，推动了纪录片形式处理社会问题的界限。阿尔玛达是墨西哥和美国的双重公民，从小就生活在这两个国家，她不使用传统的结构或技术，如对专家的采访或线性时间线。相反，她将强大的视觉图像和她用相机遇到的普通人的观察融入一种亲密的、多层次的故事形式。在《将军》（2009年）中，阿尔玛达将档案材料、她祖母回忆阿尔玛达的曾祖父--墨西哥总统普鲁塔科-埃利亚斯-卡列斯（1924-28）的录音带，以及2006年有争议的总统选举期间墨西哥城的引人注目的镜头编织在一起。其结果是对墨西哥政治历史的遗产、个人和集体记忆之间的关系，以及记忆如何影响一个人对自我、家庭和国家的看法进行了抒情的、安静的沉思。阿尔马达在《El Velador》（2011年）中对毒品贩运的暴力及其对墨西哥社会的影响进行了惊人而感人的描述。尽管在这部令人不安和沉思的影片中没有暴力场面，但它通过电台和电视广播的片段、不断扩大的公墓中的施工声音以及家庭探访亲人坟墓的安静图像，传达了毒品战争的压倒性危机。在提出的问题多于回答的影片中，阿尔马达对界定墨西哥-美国关系的问题进行了复杂和细微的观察，同时重申了纪录片作为一种艺术形式和一种强有力的媒介，在突出社会冲突中往往看不见的影响方面的效力。

个人简历
纳塔利娅-阿尔马达获得圣菲学院的艺术学士学位（1995年）和罗德岛设计学院的艺术硕士学位（2001年）。她的其他电影包括《所有的水都有完美的记忆》（2001年）和《Al Otro Lado》（2005年），她的作品在许多国家和国际场所出现，包括现代艺术博物馆、圣丹斯电影节、古根海姆博物馆、慕尼黑国际电影节和戛纳导演双周。