Background
Magdalena Bermudez is a filmmaker and educator whose practice examines the entangled relations between humans, nonhuman animals, and technologies through essayistic film and video works. Her practice is research-based, often recontextualizing scientific or operational images to interrogate their formal merits.
Her work has screened internationally at film festivals including the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Antimatter [Media Art], the Athens International Film + Video Festival, Mimesis Documentary Festival, Kasseler DokFest, İstanbul International Experimental Film Festival, the Winnipeg Underground Film Festival and the Science New Wave Festival.
Education
- MFA in Cinematic Arts, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
- BA in Arts, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Research Interests
- The History of Technology
- Nonhuman Animals
- Essay Film
- Emerging Technologies
- Experimental Expository
Teaching Interests
- Film and the Archive
- Film and the Nonhuman
- Emerging Technologies
- Research-Based Filmmaking
- Found Footage Filmmaking
Awards
- 2024 Wisconsin Film Festival, “Golden Badger Award” – Madison, WI
- 2024 Mannheim Arts and Film Festival, “Best Experimental Film” – Mannheim, Germany
- 2024 Iowa City Documentary Film Festival, “Honorable Mention” – Iowa City, IA
- 2022 Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, “Audience Choice Award” – Milwaukee, WI
