FILMMAKER'S BIO
Lea Rekow has worked in film, video and interactive multimedia for the last 15 years. She has lived and traveled extensively in developing countries, and has produced a number of ethnographic and experimental projects that have been shown internationally. Lea is highly active in New York's arts and independent media communities. As founding director of Gigantic ArtSpace [GAS], she is involved in all aspects of curating and publishing and has most recently produced a dvd/book project with Lee Ranaldo [Sonic Youth] and Leah Singer, which will be released by Plexifilm in November 2005. Lea holds a Masters degree in film and digital media. She has previously held positions as creative director at Harmonic Ranch, director of media programs at the Center for Peace and Human Security, professor at Pratt Institute, and producer of new media for Simon and Schuster Interactive. She has also performed with art activist group Emergency Broadcast Network.
www.learekow.com
www.giganticartspace.com
FILMOGRAPHY
2005: 'A Long Struggle' Burma, 18.5
min
2003: 'Day of the Dead', Mexico, 15 min
2002: 'Zones of Conflict', Guatemala,
20 min
2002: 'Salvador', El Salvador, 9 min
2002: 'A Town Called Livingston', Guatemala, 8 min
2002: 'Afternoons with OO Mei Ling', Taiwan, 12 min
2001: '911 - memory, symbol, memory',
Sept. 11 in NYC,18 min
2001: '911 Memorial', 320 min
2001: 'Talking about Revolution', Cuba,
15 min
2001: 'An Edge to the Trip of Nowhere',
South America, 18 min
2001: 'The Road to Nicaragua', Nicaragua, 9 min
2001: 'Travelog New Mexico', 5 min
2000: 'Myrtle Avenue Blues', Brooklyn, 2 min
2000: 'Mental Unit', Coney Island, 5 min
1999: 'Sailing the Inside Passage', Alaska, 5 min
1999: 'Colorado Ride', 5 min
1999: 'Violin', silent, 3 min
1998: 'Stardust', USA, 5 min
1998: 'Africa Diary', 6 min
1997: 'Here, there and elsewhere...',
Asia, 11 min
1997: 'The Neighborhood', Brooklyn,
11 min
1996: 'Funeral Pyre', Nepal, 3 min
1996: 'Peep', a film about fetish, 3.5min