Samara Halperin Explained

Samara Halperin is a video and film artist living in the San Francisco Bay Area whose works deal with themes of the queer community, often through stop-motion animation. They use video to combat the lack of queer representation in the media.^[1] They have taught video classes at Mills College since 2002.^[2] They received a BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Fine arts from California College of the Arts.^[3]

Filmography

• 2001: Tumbleweed Town ^[4]
• 2002: Sorry Brenda ^[5]
• 2004: Arcade Trade ^[6]
• 2006: Hard Hat Required ^[7]
• 2008: The Leather Daddy and the Unicorn ^[8]

Awards

Goldie Award for outstanding achievements in the arts from The San Francisco Bay Guardian Newspaper 2007^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: CWI. RDS Notice. 3 March 2017.
2. Web site: Samara Halperin. Mills College Academics. 3 March 2017.
3. Web site: Alumni Notes. CCA. 3 March 2017.
4. Web site: Tumbleweed Town . IMDB. 3 March 2017.
5. Web site: Sorry Brenda . IMDB. 3 March 2017.
6. Web site: Arcade Trade . IMDB. 3 March 2017.
7. Web site: Hard Hat Required . Frameline. 3 March 2017.
8. Web site: The Leather Daddy and the Unicorn. Frameline.
9. Web site: Goldie winner - Film: Samara Halperin. 7 November 2007. 48hills. 3 March 2017.