Cynthia Madansky

Born 1961 - California

Cynthia Madansky’s film projects engage with cultural and political themes, such as identity, nationalism, the transgression of borders, displacement, nuclear arms and war, foregrounding the consequences of politics on the daily lives of individuals.

Her award winning films have been shown as single-channel works and multi-channel installations at numerous international venues including, the MoMA, NYC, Istanbul Modern, Walker Art Museum, Berlin Film Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival, Cinéma du Réel, Tehran Film Festival, India 30 City Peace Festival, and Homeworks Beirut.

Her films have received awards from international film festivals including Cinéma du Réel, Images Festival, Huesca Film Festival, and the Documentary Film Festival Madrid.

Madansky has received numerous grants including the Fulbright Grant, Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize, New York State Council on the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, Art Matters, The Jerome Foundation, National Foundation for Jewish Culture, Paul Robeson Funding Exchange, North Dakota Historical Society and the Astraea Foundation. She was an artist in residence at MacDowell, The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Ucross Foundation and the Santa Fe Art Institute.

Available Titles by Cynthia Madansky

Title	Year	Runtime	Collection
1+8	2012	02:11:33	Single Titles
AA	2020	00:17:54	Single Titles
Alex & José	2007	00:02:50	Single Titles
Anna Pina Teresa	2015	00:06:54	Single Titles
Bubble	2009	00:08:49	Single Titles
Dear	2014	00:14:46	Single Titles
Devotion	2003	00:33:20	Single Titles
E42	2015	00:34:09	Single Titles
Elle	2007	00:16:05	Single Titles
Esfir	2020	01:00:09	Single Titles
Flowers for LH	2021	00:10:09	Single Titles
Grace + Gravity	2017	00:06:48	Single Titles
ḤARĀM	2017	00:47:17	Single Titles
I Dream of the Bosphorous	2021	00:37:39	Single Titles
If Not	2014	00:15:31	Single Titles
Internal Combustion	1995	00:07:30	Single Titles
Kalan / What Remains	2020	00:15:10	Single Titles
KG	2018	00:10:48	Single Titles
Minot, North Dakota	2008	00:18:04	Single Titles
Past Perfect	2021	01:00:00	Single Titles
The PSA Project No. 1-15	2005	00:50:11	Single Titles
Ritual by Rote	2001	00:04:06	Single Titles
Sites Unseen	2002	00:10:43	Single Titles
Spellbeamed	2011	00:13:36	Single Titles
Still Life	2004	00:15:00	Single Titles
Tarlabaşı	2014	00:05:21	Single Titles
TREYF	1998	00:54:16	Single Titles
VIVA ÁGUA	2015	00:08:34	Single Titles
We At Her	1995	00:07:45	Single Titles
White Sands	2014	00:16:24	Single Titles
Willie and Brewsie	2018	00:12:00	Single Titles
Winter	2007	00:05:34	Single Titles

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