Julie Mallozzi
Encyclopedia
Julie Mallozzi is an award-winning documentary
filmmaker, producer
, artist and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is of Chinese
and Italian-American descent and was raised in Ohio
.
Her first film from 1999, Once Removed, was based on her meeting her mother's family in China and how they were entangled in China's political history and affairs. Her second film, released in 2004, Monkey Dance, tells the tale of three teenage Cambodian-Americans who live in Lowell, Massachusetts
, struggling to achieve success under difficult circumstances and all of whom are united under the aegis of traditional Cambodian folk dance, such as the Monkey Dance. Julie’s current film investigates the aging of a French-Canadian woman, originally from India, who lost her skin color and became White.
Julie has also produced media for non-profit organizations to use in fundraising and outreach. Her clients include the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, the Center for Health Equity and Social Justice, and the Boston Public Health Commission.
Julie’s films have won awards at festivals around the world and have screened in museums, universities, and on public television
in the United States.
She teaches film at Harvard and several other universities, serves as a freelance film editor and producer, and organizes Boston’s Filmmakers Workshop salon for local area mediamakers.
She received her BA from Harvard University
in 1992, majoring in Visual and Environmental Studies with a minor in English. She is currently completing coursework for an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
filmmaker, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, artist and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is of Chinese
Chinese people
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and Italian-American descent and was raised in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Her first film from 1999, Once Removed, was based on her meeting her mother's family in China and how they were entangled in China's political history and affairs. Her second film, released in 2004, Monkey Dance, tells the tale of three teenage Cambodian-Americans who live in Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
, struggling to achieve success under difficult circumstances and all of whom are united under the aegis of traditional Cambodian folk dance, such as the Monkey Dance. Julie’s current film investigates the aging of a French-Canadian woman, originally from India, who lost her skin color and became White.
Julie has also produced media for non-profit organizations to use in fundraising and outreach. Her clients include the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, the Center for Health Equity and Social Justice, and the Boston Public Health Commission.
Julie’s films have won awards at festivals around the world and have screened in museums, universities, and on public television
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
in the United States.
She teaches film at Harvard and several other universities, serves as a freelance film editor and producer, and organizes Boston’s Filmmakers Workshop salon for local area mediamakers.
She received her BA from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1992, majoring in Visual and Environmental Studies with a minor in English. She is currently completing coursework for an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
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Once Removed
- New England Film & Video Festival 2000
- Won BF/VF Award for Once Removed (1999)
- Honorable Mention for Once Removed (1999)
- Association for Asian Studies - honoree
- Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival - Audience Favourite Feature Award
- National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists - Insight Award
- Santa Fe International Film Festival - honoree
- San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - honoree
- Wisconsin Film Festival - honoree
- Asian American International Film Festival (New York) - honoree
- Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) - honoree
- Museum of Natural History (New York) - honoree
- Northern Lights Documentary Film Festival - honoree
- San Diego Asian American Film Festival - honoree
- Asian Pacific American Film Festival (Smithsonian Institution) - honoree
Further reading
- Peary, Gerald, Once Removed - a film review in The Boston PhoenixThe Phoenix (newspaper)The Phoenix is the name of several alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston, Massachusetts including the Boston Phoenix, the Providence Phoenix, the Portland Phoenix and the now-defunct Worcester Phoenix...
, November 29, 1999 - Gewertz, Ken, "'Monkey Dance' illuminates refugees' lives Documentary film focuses on three Cambodian teenagers", Harvard University Gazette, October 7, 2004.
- "Julie Mallozzi's 'Monkey Dance'", Mass Humanities, The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, Fall 2001
External links
- Julie Mallozzi Productions
- Blog | Julie Mallozzi Productions
- Monkey Dance - Official Film Website