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Alisa Yang

Best Short Film Jury 2022

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Alisa Yang is an antidisciplinary artist and independent filmmaker with a research based practice exploring alternative ways art can be a currency for care. Centering the body as a site of geopolitical and social conditionings, she works across video, installation, and situational specific projects in orienting oneself towards social change. Her films focus on the experiences of Asian women navigating cultural identity and generational trauma, mining personal narratives with humor and vulnerability. 

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Yang earned her BFA from Art Center of Design in 2009 and MFA  at the University of Michigan in 2016. Her work has been exhibited and screened internationally in places like MoMAPS1, Aesthetica Art Prize, New Mexico Museum of Art, and Beijing’s Art Nova 100 with reviews in LA Times, Hyperallergic, and Huffington Post.   Recipient of fellowships like Yaddo, Uniondoc Summer Lab, Artpace San Antonio, and Vermont Studios. Her awards include the 2018 Special Arte Laguna Prize, Best Regional Filmmaker at 2017 Ann Arbor Film Festival, and the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Golden Reel Awards for Short Documentary.

Best Short Film 2022 Winner

CHICKEN SKIN

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With no instructions, the audience is thrown into the midst of chaos following a funeral reception interrupted by a blackout. Narrative tension is masterfully built through the frantic energy of relentless chores and an escalating mother-daughter argument. In one long take, Chicken Skin depicts the intense moment when family secrets finally burst from years of suppression, unexpectedly. 

© 2018 by Dallas Independent Film Festival

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The Dallas Independent Film Festival brings together the freshest talents of the independent film industry in a one-day event.  Founded in 2019 with the vision to celebrate the diversity of international cinema, Dallas Independent Film Festival remains loyal to its vision of highlighting upcoming artists from around the globe.  The film categories span a wide range featuring both feature and short films of various genres, including documentaries, fiction and music videos.

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