Nomi Talisman (born 1968) is an Israeli-born, American film director, producer, cinematographer and animator.
Nomi Talisman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer and director |
| Website | nomitalisman |
She is best known for co-producing and co-directing short-documentary Last Day of Freedom for which she received Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) nomination at 88th Academy Awards, with Dee Hibbert-Jones.[1] In April 2016, Hibbert-Jones and Talisman were awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, and won an Emmy Award for Last Day of Freedom, at the 45th Annual Northern California Emmy Awards (News and Program Speciality - Documentary Topical). In 2019, Talisman and Hibbert-Jones were awarded a Creative Capital Award to work on their next feature-length animated documentary Run With It
Biography
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Talisman was born in 1968 in Israel.[2] In 2001, Talisman moved to the Bay Area, where she lives and works as a freelance media maker. Her media work with legal mitigation specialists has enabled her to build relationships of trust with the prisoners and families whose stories are part of Talisman and Hibbert-Jones’ project, Living Condition.[1]
Filmography
edit- Last Day of Freedom (2015)
Awards and nominations
editNomi shared following awards and nominations with Hibbert-Jones:
- 2019 Creative Capital Award for Run With It, a feature-length animated doc (with Dee Hibbert-Jones)
- 2016 Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- 2016 California Public Defenders Association, Gideon Award (film), for Last Day of Freedom (with Dee Hibbert-Jones and Bill Babbitt)
- 2016 Veterans Braintrust Award, Black Congressional Caucus, with Dee Hibbert-Jones, for Last Day of Freedom
- 2016 The 45th Annual Northern California Area EMMY® Award, Documentary-Topical
- 2015: Academy Awards nomination:
- 2015: International Documentary Association
- Best Short Documentary Award.[4]
- 2015: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
- 2015: Hamptons International Film Festival
- Golden Starfish Award - Best Documentary Short Film sponsored by ID Films.[8]
- Other Festivals (partial list):
- Tallgrass Film Festival – Golden Strands Award, Outstanding Documentary Short Film.8
- Dok Leipzig – International Competition Animated Documentary – Honorary Mention[9]
- Bar Harbor Film Festival – Best Animated Documentary Short[10]
- SF Doc Fest- Best Short Audience Award[11]
- (In)Justice For All Film Festival – Justice Impact Award
- Atlanta Docufest – Best Experimental Documentary Short[12]
- DC Independent Film Festival - Best Short Documentary [13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nomi Talisman Biography". Center for documentary studies- Duke University. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (February 25, 2016). "The tribe at the Oscars, 2016". Times of Israel.
- ^ "Oscars 2016 Nominations: Complete List of Nominees". Eonline. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ "Documentary Awards: 'The Look Of Silence' 'Last Day Of Freedom', 'Listen To Me Marlon' Win IDA Nods". Deadline Hollywood. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ^ "Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman of "Last Day of Freedom" at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival". Jenelle Riley. Indiezone. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "The Full Frame Doc day 3 and 4". Film Babble. April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced the 2015 festival award recipients. Full Frame is a qualifying event for consideration for nominations for both the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject and The Producers Guild of America Awards". EDN. March 13, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Hamptons International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners". Jenelle Riley. Variety. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Talisman and Jones official website
- Nomi Talisman at IMDb