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Rima Yamazaki

Born 1982 - Tokyo, Japan

Rima Yamazaki is an independent filmmaker who makes observational and creative documentary films as a one-person crew. Her body of work consists of unusually patient and perceptive portraits of artists, buildings, and places. Her current focus is on the relationship between cityscapes and history. Yamazaki’s films have been shown at film festivals and venues around the world, including Cinéma du réel International Documentary Film Festival (Paris, France), Anthology Film Archives (New York, NY), the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), the International Festival of Films on Art (Montreal, Canada), and the Canadian Centre for Architecture (Montreal, Canada), among others.


Available Titles by Rima Yamazaki

Title Year Runtime Collection
Color on Colors 2005 01:29:09 On Art and Artists, Single Titles
In the Studios – 6 MFA Students at Hunter College in New York 2008 00:40:37 Single Titles
James Casebere and Landscape with Houses 2011 01:13:00 On Art and Artists, Single Titles
Learning from Buffalo 2018 01:39:44 Single Titles
Maya Onoda: Nomadic Home 2008 00:27:28 On Art and Artists, Single Titles
Nature and Geometry in the Park 2017 00:25:13 Single Artist Compilations
Nature and Geometry in the Park (Case 1: Herbert Von King Park) 2017 00:09:02 Single Titles
Nature and Geometry in the Park (Case 2: Fort Greene Park) 2017 00:09:57 Single Titles
Nature and Geometry in the Park (Case 3: WNYC Transmitter Park) 2024 00:06:24 New Releases, Single Titles
Rackstraw Downes: a painter 2014 00:39:34 Interviews, On Art and Artists, Single Titles
Schist 2024 00:14:58 New Releases, Single Titles
Title I 2022 00:13:01 Single Titles
Untitled (Tania Project) 2020 00:25:00 On Art and Artists, Single Titles
When the Hand Touches the Sky 2021 00:11:08 Single Titles
The World Must Be Measured by Eye 2019 01:05:00 On Art and Artists, Single Titles

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