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Fifth Annual Festival

08:21 min
Animation
Director: Nickey Robare
Producer: Nickey Robare

Winner of the Media Reform Award
Sponsored by Utne magazine

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Nickey Robare, Director/Producer

Nickey Robare made her first stop-motion film, Magical Dishes, at age twelve and has been involved in film production ever since. In high school she studied writing and communication arts at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, cementing these interests. While studying film and popular culture at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, Nickey fell in love with animation (during two summer stints at Bent Image Lab in Portland, OR) and developed a passionate interest in issues of media ownership. These dual interests culminated in the production of The News is What We Make It, which she produced under the guidance of advisor Joan Braderman and committee member Bill Brand as her senior project at Hampshire. Nickey describes making the film as a “great and arduous experience,” which most recently culminated in the film winning Best Socially Conscious Animation in the Portland Indy Animation Festival and being accepted for screening at several upcoming festivals. Nickey now resides in Portland, OR, where she produces a cable access political dance party extravaganza called, “The Politics of Dancing” and recently helped edit the feature length documentary $100 and a T-Shirt, about zines in the Northwest. She continues to make films, dance, write zines, and volunteer for various organizations. She hopes to eventually make a career of community media education.