This film festival showcases fascinating and experiential documentaries.
Mimesis supports this exploration by prioritizing open submissions and operating as a nonprofit project of the Center for Documentary and Ethnographic Media. Its nonprofit status, along with contributions from donors such as CU’s College of Media, Communication and Information and the departments of Anthropology and Critical Media Practices, help minimize the importance of revenue often generated by more mainstream content, Esmail and Heiner explain.
The open submission process is also meant to encourage artistic dialogue and create connections between filmmakers. “We both have our film degrees from CU,” Esmail says of himself and Heiner. “We definitely did not have opportunities like this. It can be very cold when you’re trying to get your foot in the door.”
Even if applicants don’t get into the program, they receive free virtual access to the festival and are able to follow up with the programmers who spent time watching their films. Those programmers include Esmail’s research assistant, Ph.D. student Nima Bahrehmand; Sarah Biagini, a media artist and lecturer in the Department of Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts; Luiza Parvu, a documentary editor with a long and varied career; and Heiner, who provides an additional vote on films when needed.
All of the 200 to 300 annual Mimesis film submissions are watched at least twice by multiple people and are then discussed to see which make the cut; the process takes about six months. And after films are chosen, they’re divided into categories that help amplify their themes. “New aspects get brought out when they’re paired with other things,” Heiner explains.
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