Jules Rosskam is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and educator. His work explores ethics, embodiment, and the relationship between form and politics, often focusing on trans experience through a trans lens.
His work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Art Boston, the British Film Institute, Arsenal Berlin, Anthology Film Archives, Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Gene Siskel Film Center, Sundance Film Festival, Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Provincetown International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and dozens of LGBTQ film festivals worldwide. His work has been supported by United States Artists, Creative Capital, Chicken and Egg Films, The Flaherty Film Seminar, Illinois Arts Council, and the LEF Foundation. He has participated in residencies at Yaddo, ISSUE Project Room, Marble House Project, and PLAYA.
His most recent film, DESIRE LINES (2024) won the NEXT Special Jury Award at Sundance, and the Silver Alexander Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, among several other jury awards. DESIRE LINES has been called “hypnotic and enduring” by Cinema Daily, “a cinematic breath of fresh air” by Filmmaker Magazine, and “a film with intelligence and heart” by The New York Times. He is also the director of the award-winning films DANCE, DANCE, EVOLUTION (2019), PATERNAL RITES (2018) SOMETHING TO CRY ABOUT (2018), THICK RELATIONS (2012), AGAINST A TRANS NARRATIVE (2009), and TRANSPARENT (2005).
This lecture is part of the Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
Presented by the School of Art, Media, and Technology's Fine Arts Program at Parson's School of Design.
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