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Tracey Anarella | |
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Born | Tracey Williams Anarella January 28, 1963 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Cornell University (1985) Fordham University (2011) |
Occupation | Documentary film maker |
Years active | 2013 – present |
Known for | “Jesse and the Fountain of Youth” (2013), “Not Black Enough” (2017) |
Partner | Peter Fish[2] |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Filmmaker of the Year (Austin Revolution Film Festival 2017)[3] |
Website | www |
Tracey Anarella (born January 28, 1963) is an American documentary film maker.
Anarella made her debut as the director of Jesse and the Fountain of Youth (2013), an 11-minute documentary about a New York City subway busker.[4] The movie won the "Emerging Artists Award" at the McMinnville Short Film Festival (2013),[5][better source needed] "Best Short Film" at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (2014)[citation needed] and "Best Documentary" at the Laughlin International Film Festival (2014).[4]
In 2014 Anarella shot a 12-minute documentary Brooklyn United about the Brooklyn United Marching Band.[6] The movie received three nominations at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema in 2015[2] and was featured in the Cannes Short Corner marketplace at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival[1] and at Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Jecheon, South Korea).[7] She continued with a 10-minute documentary Beautiful Lies (2016) about her father, 87 year-old artist George Williams, who suffers from dementia and talks about his life through his alter ego named Charles. It premiered at 2016 Harlem International Film Festival[8] and later was screened at Laughlin International Film Festival (2016).[9] SENE Film, Art and Music Festival (2017)[10] and YoFiFest (2017).[11]
In 2017, Anarella made Not Black Enough, her first full-length documentary featuring Vanessa Williams, Petey Pablo, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Florence LaRue. It was featured at WOW Middle Eastern Film Festival (Dubai, United Arab Emirates),[12] The Ethnografilm Festival (Paris, France),[13] at Roxbury Film Festival,[14] Austin Revolution Film Festival,[3] Laughlin International Film Festival,[15] Buffalo Niagara Film Festival,[16] Queens World Film Festival,[17] SENE Film, Art and Music Festival[18] and at International Black Film Festival,[19] Charlotte Black Film Festival,[20] 19th San Francisco Black Film Festival[21][22] and African Diaspora Film Festival.[23][24]
In 2017, Anarella started to film Livingston Taylor: Life Is Good, a documentary about American folk musician Livingston Taylor.[25] The movie was partially crowdfunded at Indiegogo.[26]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2013 | McMinnville Short Film Festival | 2013 Best Emerging Artist Award | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | Won |
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | Official Selection | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | ||
2014 | Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | Best Short Film | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | Won[4] |
SENE Arts, Film and Music Festival | Audience Award for Short Docs | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | Won | |
Honorable Mention | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | |||
Rahway International Film Festival | Best Documentary | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | Won | |
Accolade Global Film Competition | Award of Merit for Short Documentary Category | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | Won[27] | |
Action On Film International Film Festival | Best Short Doc | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | Nominated[4][28] | |
Austin Indie flix Showcase | Best Short Documentary | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | Won[29] | |
Rochester International Film Festival | Award of Merit for Short Documentary | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | Won | |
2015 | SENE Film, Art and Music Festival | Audience Award-Best Short Documentary | Brooklyn United | Won[30] |
WorldFest Film Festival | Platinum Remi for Documentary | Brooklyn United | Won | |
Cannes Short Corner | Short Corner Marketplace[1] | Brooklyn United | ||
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Jecheon, South Korea) | Official Selection[7] | Brooklyn United | ||
2016 | Laughlin International Film Festival | Matthew C. Martino Rising Star Award | Not Black Enough | Won[15] |
WorldFest Houston | Remi Award For Documentaries (Bronze) | Jesse and the Fountain of Youth | Won[31] | |
Hollywood International Independent Film Festival | Documentaries | Not Black Enough | Won | |
International Black Film Festival | Official Selection[19] | Not Black Enough | ||
Austin Revolution Film Festival | Documentary Feature | Not Black Enough | Won[3] | |
YOFI Film Festival | Official Selection | Not Black Enough | ||
2017 | WOW Middle Eastern Film Festival (Dubai)[12][32][33] | Best Documentary | Not Black Enough | Won |
Buffalo Niagara Film Festival | Best Documentary | Not Black Enough | Won[34] |
This award went to a filmmaker with less than 2 years of experience, and the entry could be in any category. This year's winner was: "Jesse and the Fountain of Youth" submitted by Tracey Anarella from Brooklyn, NY