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Naomi Van Niekerk

Naomi Van Niekerk

Naomi van Niekerk is a visual artist, animation filmmaker and theatre director. Her filmography includes a series of short films of haunting poignancy and power based on sensitive interpretations of stark, South African poems that speak to her. Her films have been screened globally and received widespread international acclaim such as the ‘Jean-Luc Xiberras’ Award at the Annecy International Film Festival for ‘An Ordinary Blue Monday’. Her practice as a visual artist involves the reworking of images as etchings and linocuts as an attempt to prolong the experience of a film or theatre piece and to give a glimpse into the pre-production, a process that involves an elaborate exploration of visual elements to create narrative. She teaches workshops on puppet-making and animation during which she guides authors to manifest their ideas by breathing life into objects.

Films on Vurchel

2023
Box Cutters
Directed by
Story
Animation
2017
My Mum’s Bonkers
Directed by
2016
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