Director
Anisia Uzeyman – actress, playwright and director.
She is the co-director and cinematographer of the award winning sci-fi musical Neptune Frost, co-directed by Saul Williams, which premiered in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival 2021. Her directorial debut, DREAMSTATES, is a road-movie entirely shot on iPhones, starring Saul Williams, William Nadylam and Beau Sia. The film premiered at the LAFF in 2016.
As an actress Anisia starred in the award winning film “Tey, Aujourd’hui” by Alain Gomis (2014) and the feature film “Ayiti Mon Amour” by Guetty Felin which premiered at TIFF 2016. She’s directed music videos for Sons Of An Illustrious Father’s “Opposite Of Love”, Mehdi Cayenne’s “Rivière, and Saul Williams “Encrypted & Vulnerable’.
Her first book, a poetic treatment of her original screenplay “Saolomea, Saolomea” is published by Not a Cult (November 2021)
Award and nominations: NEPTUNE FROST 2023 Spirit Award for Best Cinematography (nominated) 2022 Bright Horizons (winner)
Anisia was born in Rwanda. She studied drama at the Superior School of Theater in France.
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