b. 1989, Brooklyn
Gabby Follett (Any Pronouns) is an Experimental Media Artist who makes films, videos, prints, and expanded cinema works that explore issues of race, migration, sexual orientation, gender identity, and ability status. Gabby is also an Assistant Professor of Film Production at the Univeristy of Rhode Island and the creator of This Week in Experimental, a weekly newsletter focused on providing resources to experimental artists seeking creative, intellectual, and exhibition opportunities.
Gabby Follett (Any Pronouns) is an Experimental Media Artist who makes films, videos, prints, and expanded cinema works that explore issues of race, migration, sexual orientation, gender identity, and ability status. Gabby is also an Assistant Professor of Film Production at the Univeristy of Rhode Island and the creator of This Week in Experimental, a weekly newsletter focused on providing resources to experimental artists seeking creative, intellectual, and exhibition opportunities.
Speaking Engagements
Workshop: Direct Animation and Archival Commentary, University of Connecticut, 2024
Workshop: Reclaiming Images of the Past through Found Footage, Direct Animation, and Optical Printing, Northwest Film Forum, Spring 2024
Guest Artist: Direct Animation in Experimental Nonfiction, University of Rhode Island, Fall 2023
Guest Artist: Echoes & Anomalies Direct Animation Workshop, Warren Wilson College, Fall 2023
Guest Artist: Materiality in Experimental Media: Analog & Digital, Lesley University, Fall 2021
Panel: Connectivity and Community Beyond the Classroom, UFVA, Summer 2021
Workshop: Accessibility Programming Through Inclusivity, UFVA, Summer 2021
Artist Talk: Expanded Cinema During COVID-19, Warren Wilson College, Spring 2021
Panel: Academic Pathways, Visions Film Festival & Conference, UNCW, Spring 2021
Panel: Film + Media Education: The Student Perspective, EDIT Media, Spring 2021
Guest Artist: Personal Identity Work & Cinefeminsims Across Modes, UNCW, Spring 2021
Workshop: Direct Animation as Monument, Lunder Arts Center, Spring 2021
Panel: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Film Studies and Production, UNCW, Spring 2021
Workshop: Direct Animation Artist Talk, Warren Wilson College, Fall 2020
Workshop: Building Effective Professional Development Workshop for Students, UFVA, Summer 2020
Lecture: Race and Trauma in the Work of Camille Billops, Emerson College, Fall 2018
Lecture: Producing for Experimental Media, MassArt, Fall 2017
Panel: Visions Film Festival & Conference, UNCW, Spring 2017
Lecture: A Brief Survey of Indian Cinema, Emerson College, Spring 2016
Lecture: Getting the Most of Your MFA Experience, Emerson College, Fall 2015
Panel: Intermediate Production Pitch Contest, Emerson College, Fall 2015
Artist Talk: Direct Animation Program, Emerson College, Fall 2015, Spring 2016
Lecture: Artistic Appropriation & Culture Jamming, Emerson College, Fall 2015
Lecture: Brief Intro to British Cultural Studies, Emerson College, Spring 2015 & 2016
Lecture: Artistic Appropriation as Critique, Emerson College, Fall 2014 Lecture: Todd Haynes’ Portrayal of Women, Emerson College, Fall 2013
Lecture: Trans Love & Representation, Emerson College, Fall 2013
Demonstration: Loading and Shooting the 16mm Bolex, UNCW, Summer 2011
Demonstration: Artistic Appropriation in Sound Design, UNCW, Summer 2011
Demonstration: Rayograms and Photograms, UNCW, Summer 2011
Curatorial/Programming Work
Programmer, Queer Fear Film Festival, Online, 2021 Programmer, Centre Film Festival, State College, PA, 2021
Screener, Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC, 2021
Curatorial Assistant, some assembly required, Gallery Exhibition, Boston, MA, 2021
Juror, New England Cellphone Film Festival, Boston, MA, 2020
Screener, Volunteer Coordinator, and Tour Assistant, Ann Arbor Film Festival, 2011-2013
Staff, Juror, and Programmer, Visions Film Festival & Conference, 2011
Exhibition Record
Oscillating Sporadically, 2023
Alchemy Moving Image Festival, Hawick, Scotland, 2024Denver Underground Film Festival, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2024
Winner: Best Experimental Short Shot on Film
Mannheim Arts and Film Festival, Mannheim, Germany, 2024
Winner: Best Experimental Film
Esto Es Para Esto, Monterrey, México, 2024
Panorama International Indie Film Festival, Porto, Portugal, 2024
Cauldron International Film and Video Festival, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 2024
Rainbow Dragon, 2021
UFVA 2022, Freedonia, NY, 2022SPLICE Film Fest, Brooklyn, NY, 2022
Mannheim Arts and Film Festival, Mannheim, Germany, 2022
Honorable Mention: Experimental Film
Esto Es Para Esto, Monterrey, México, 2022
West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, Morgantown, WV, 2022
Blackbird Film Festival, Cortland, NY, 2022
Nominated: Best Micro-Heart
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Hawick, Scotland, 2022
Moinho Cine Fest, Porto, Portugal, 2022
Central Florida Film Festival, Mount Dora, FL, 2022
Nominated: George Perez Animated Project
Green Mountain International Film Festival, Burlington, VT, 2022
Winner: Best Experimental Short, Third Quarter
Denver Underground Film Festival, Denver Colorado, 2021
Winner: 1st Place Best Visual Experimental Short
Los Angeles Animation Festival, Los Angeles, California, 2021
Finalist: Official Selection
Hummingbird International Film Festival, Kolkata, India, 2021
Toronto Women Film Festival, Toronto, Canada (Online), 2021
Hallucinea Film Festival, Paris, France (Online), 2021
Watching the Leaves Age As I Do the Same, 2021
Film As Monument, Lunder Arts Center, Cambridge, MA, 2021
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA, 2021
Trans Experimental, Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA, 2021
International Festival on Experimental Photography - Cameraless Month, Online, 2020
Never Ending Sleepover, Hand Painted Still, 2019
Moore-Cohen, Hand Painted Series, 2018
QFJ, Hand Painted Series, 2018
Congratulations, Hand Painted Series, 2018
Sorrow Halved, 2019
Fracto Film Encounter, Berlin, German, 2020Split Videoart Festival, Croatia, 2020
University Film and Video Association Conference, Online, 2020
The House These Words Built, 2018
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Hawick, Scotland, 2020Indie Grits, Columbia, SC, 2020
Cucalorus, Wilmington, NC, 2019
CC48: EDIT Media, Minneapolis, MN, 2019
Poetry As Light & Shadow, Northampton, MA, 2019
Turquoise, 2016
Boston Short Film Festival, Somerville, MA, 2018Emerson After Dark, Boston, MA, 2018
Rituals, 2016
Huret & Spector Gallery, Boston, MA, 2016Better Late, 2015
Poetry As Light & Shadow, Northampton, MA, 2019Student Experimental Film Festival, Binghamton, NY, 2015
Body of Work, 2011
Alumni Film Screening, Wilmington, NC, 2012Visions Film Festival & Conference, Wilmington, NC, 2012
Praxis Film Festival, Goldsboro, NC, 2012