South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers “This World is Not My Own”

Join us for a screening of This World is Not My Own followed by a conversation with the filmmaker Petter Ringbom and local community members!

Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Southern Circuit please visit www.southarts.org/southerncircuit.

Schedule:

3-4:30 film screening

4:30-5:15 conversation with Petter Ringbom

5:15-5:30 Q&A session

RSVP: We encourage registration. Thank you!

Screening time: 1hr 30m

Film Synopsis: Chewing-gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a firebrand wrestler, a notorious murder case and the segregated south – it’s all part of Nellie Mae Rowe’s boundless universe. This World is Not My Own reimagines this self-taught artist’s world and her life spanning the 20th century. With Uzo Aduba as the animated version of Nellie Mae Rowe

Petter Ringbom (Director, Writer, Cinematographer)

Petter Ringbom is a Swedish-American filmmaker based in New York. As a director and cinematographer with a background in design, Petter takes a hands-on approach to filmmaking that honors the craft. His films have screened at SXSW, Tribeca, IDFA, Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Film at Lincoln Center, LACMA, the Hammer Museum, Miami Art Basel and Gothenburg Intl. Film Festival. Petter has been a Film Independent Fast Track Fellow, a Gotland Film Lab resident at the Ingmar Bergman Estate, a Berlinale Talent, and a Midpoint Feature Launch participant. He’s a partner in the film production company, opendox.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/799921368