Jodie Mack

Jodie Mack in September 2018

Jodie Mack (born January 16, 1983, in London, England) is an English-born American experimental filmmaker and animator. She attended the University of Florida[1] and earned her MFA in film, video, and new media at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago[2] and teaches at Dartmouth College.[3] Mack's works have screened at the Viennale, the New York Film Festival,[4] the Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and the Locarno Festival.[6] Mack is currently a 2017–2018 Radcliffe-Harvard Film Study Center Fellow/David and Roberta Logie Fellow.[7] Mack primarily produces her films using a 16 millimeter Bolex camera.[8] Mack stated in an interview that "[She] chose to work in film because the material renders color and texture in a way that resonates with a lot of [her] work”.[8]

Many of Jodie Mack's films are stop motion animations that feature everyday fabrics and textiles or recycled materials like magazine clippings or newspaper scraps.

Education

Mack earned her BA in Film and Media Studies From the University of Florida, graduating Summa cum laude in 2004. She went on to earn her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Film/Video/New Media in 2007.

Professional experience

After receiving her MFA in 2007, Mack started work at the Television Department at Columbia College Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. From 2008 to 2010 she was an adjunct professor at the College of Digital Media at DePaul University in Chicago. In 2009, Mack also became and adjunct professor of Moving Image at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Since 2010 she has been an Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Dartmouth College.

Dusty Stacks of Mom: The Poster Project

Dusty Stacks of Mom is a 43-minute film made by Jodie Mack in 2013.[1] The film is a documentary/musical performance on her mother's failing rock and roll merchandise business. The film uses the warehouse where the wholesale merchandise was held and distributed. The films stop motion animations are created using many of the posters, postcards, and other materials that were commonplace in her mother's business. These objects were used to create a visual narrative and "psychedelic" stop motion scenes. The film was created as a musical performance and when it was shown at various screenings a live musical performance accompanied the film playing re-written Pink Floyd songs. The film was performed at Rotterdam, RIDM and True/False.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rizov, Vadim. "Jodie Mack | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  2. ^ Rapold, Nicholas (9 July 2014). "A Dash of Whimsy, With Leftover Stars". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ Mack, Jodie (2 April 2013). "Faculty Directory". dartmouth.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "NYFF55 Projections Lineup of Daring and Experimental Works Announced". Film Society of Lincoln Center. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ Coldiron, Phil (5 October 2017). "The Festival Beneath the Festival: Selections from Toronto International Film Festival 2017". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Locarno 2017. Lineup". Mubi. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Jodie Mack". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  8. ^ a b Experimental Animation and Abstraction with Jodie Mack | Art School | PBS, retrieved 2018-03-03

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