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Alysa Nahmias is an award-winning producer of documentary and narrative films. Her debut feature documentary about Cuba's revolutionary architecture, Unfinished Spaces (2011), was broadcast on PBS, HBO Latin America, and Al-Jazeera "Witness," won a 2012 Independent Spirit Award, numerous film festival prizes, and was selected for Sundance Film Forward. She recently produced the fiction feature No Light and No Land Anywhere by director Amber Sealey with executive producer Miranda July, which won a Special Jury Prize at the 2016 L.A. Film Festival. Her documentary producing credits include the Kino Lorber and PBS American Masters release Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq directed by Nancy Buirski with creative advisor Martin Scorsese (New York Film Festival, Berlinale, 2013); Shield and Spear by director Petter Ringborn (Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc/Fest, 2014); Academy Award-nominated director Jennifer Redfearn's ITVS/PBS feature Tocando La Luz (Full Frame Jury Prize, 2015). Nahmias was a 2013 Film Independent Fellow. Her work has been shown at festivals and exhibitions worldwide, including the Venice Biennale and MoMA.
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Who is Alysa Nahmias?+
Alysa Nahmias is an Emmy-winning filmmaker and the founder of the Los Angeles-based production company Ajna Films, recognized for her work directing and producing documentary and narrative features.
What is Alysa Nahmias known for?+
She is known for directing Art & Krimes by Krimes, The New Bauhaus, and Unfinished Spaces, as well as producing acclaimed films including Wildcat and Unrest.
What kind of work does Alysa Nahmias make?+
Her work generally focuses on art, architecture, and social justice, characterized by a narrative-driven approach that combines investigative storytelling with deliberate visual aesthetics.
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