Kami Chisholm
b. 1974, USA
www.altcinema.com
Education
- MFA in Film Production | York University | 2015
- PhD in History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies | Univ. of California, Santa Cruz | 2007
- BA in English and Film Production (Magna Cum Laude) | Loyola Marymount University | 1996
Selected Works
- Pride Denied: Homonationalism and the Future of Queer Politics | documentary, color HD, 62:00 | Media Education Foundation and Vtape | 2016
- bodies and pleasures | experimental video and dual channel installation, color HD, 12:39 | Vtape | 2015
- Corrupt | experimental video and installation, color HD, 4:30 | forthcoming from Vtape | 2015
- The Well | experimental fiction, color HD, 14:26 | Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre and Indiepix | 2015
- Overpass | experimental essay documentary, color HD, 4:57 | Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre | 2014
- The Insomniacs | narrative short, Super 16mm color film, 11:00 | Wolfe Video | 2008
- Street Haunting | experimental, 16mm b/w film, 6:00 | 2007
- FtF: Female to Femme (with Elizabeth Stark) | documentary, digital video, 48:00 | Frameline Distribution | 2006
Selected Residencies, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants
- Artist in Residence | Osgoode Law School, York University | 2015-2016
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship | York University | 2014-2015
- Universal Studios Canada Graduate Production Scholarship | York University | 2014
- Feminist Studies Dissertation Fellowship | UC Santa Cruz | 2004
- Hayman Fellowship | UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences | 2002
- Presidential Scholarship | Loyola Marymount University | 1992-1996
- Edgar D. Cahn Memorial Scholarship | Loyola Marymount University | 1993-1996
- Rev. Alfred J. Kilp Memorial Scholarship | Loyola Marymount University | 1994-1996
- Women in Communications Scholarship | Women in Communications, Inc. | 1995-1996
- Eugene Escallier Foreign Travel Grant | Loyola Marymount University | 1996
Selected Screenings and Exhibitions
2016
- Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento | Overpass | Brazil, November
- Central European University | Pride Denied | Budapest (Hungary), October
- Antimatter | Overpass | Victoria (BC), October
- Mix Copenhagen | Pride Denied | Copenhagen (Denmark), October – Lili Award Special Mention
- Mount Saint Vincent University | Pride Denied | Halifax (NS), September
- Mount Allison University | Pride Denied | Sackville (NB), September
- Toronto Queer Film Festival | Pride Denied | Toronto, June
- Santa Cruz Film Festival | Pride Denied | Santa Cruz (CA), June
- Queer Arts Festival | Trigger Warning: *rape | Vancouver (BC), June
- Inside Out | Diary of a Feminist Pornographer | Toronto, May
- Spectacle Theatre | Overpass | New York, May
- Malmö Queer Filmfestival | FtF: Female to Femme | Sweden, April
- Experiments in Cinema | Corrupt | Albuquerque (NM), April
- BFI Flare | bodies and pleasures | London, March
- Essay Film Festival | Overpass | London, March
- Trinity Square Video | Overpass | Toronto, March
- Reelout | The Well | Kingston (ON), February
- Festival of (In)appropriation | Overpass | Los Angeles, February
2015
- American Studies Association Annual Meeting | Pride Denied | Toronto, October
- Scottish Queer International Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Glasgow (Scotland), September
- Festival of (In)appropriation | Overpass | Los Angeles, February
2014
- Imagining Crisis Conference, York University | Overpass | Toronto, November
- Femme Hive Conference | FtF: Female to Femme | Berlin (Germany), October 2014
- New Toronto Works, Pleasure Dome | Overpass | Toronto, October
2013
- BRAZEN: Sexual Stigma Overcome, Project Gallery | Trigger Warning: *rape | Toronto, December
- Feminist Infrastructures and Technocultures conference, UC San Diego | The Insomniacs | San Diego, April
2012
- Pitchwise | FtF: Female to Femme | Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), September 2012
- London Lesbian Film Festival | The Insomniacs | London (ON), March
- University of Marburg | FtF: Female to Femme | Marburg (Germany), February 2012
2009
- Torino LGBT Film Festival | The Insomniacs | Torino (Italy), April
- McGill University | FtF: Female to Femme | Montreal, February
2008
- film.days | The Insomniacs | Graz (Austria), November
- Queersicht | The Insomniacs | Bern (Swizterland), November
- Image+Nation | The Insomniacs | Montreal, November
- Clip Tampa | The Insomniacs | Tampa (FL), October
- Reel Affirmations | The Insomniacs | Washington D.C., October
- Hamburg Lesbian and Gay Film Festival | The Insomniacs | Hamburg (Germany), October
- Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival | The Insomniacs | Milwaukee (WI), September
- North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | The Insomniacs | August
- Dublin International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Dublin (Ireland), August
- Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | The Insomniacs | Los Angeles, July
- Newfest: The New York LGBT Film Festival | The Insomniacs | New York, June
- Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival | The Insomniacs | Milan (Italy), June
- National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference | FtF: Female to Femme | June
- Boston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | The Insomniacs | Boston, May
- Cinepride: The Gay and Lesbian Film Festival of Nantes | FtF: Female to Femme | Nantes (France), May
- BFI London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | The Insomniacs | London (England), April
2007
- Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Paris (France), November
- University of California, Santa Cruz | FtF: Female to Femme | Santa Cruz, November
- Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Chicago, November
- California College of the Arts | FtF: Female to Femme and The Insomniacs | San Francisco, November
- Out on Film: Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Atlanta (GA), October
- Stockholm Queer Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Stockholm (Sweden), October
- Cornell University, LGB Studies | FtF: Female to Femme | Ithaca (NY), October
- Queervolution, Queens Museum of Art | FtF: Female to Femme | Queens (NY), September
- Cinemarosa | FtF: Female to Femme | Queens (NY), September
- Split Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Split (Croatia), September
- Out on Screen: The 19th Annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Vancouver, August
- Brisbane Queer Film Festival| FtF: Female to Femme and Seven Questions about Desire | Brisbane (Australia), July
- Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Los Angeles, July
- Outtakes: A Reel Queer Film Festival| FtF: Female to Femme | Aukland (New Zealand), June
- Newfest: The New York LGBT Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | New York City, June
- Frameline31: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival | Street Haunting | San Francisco, June
- Budapest Pride | FtF: Female to Femme and Seven Questions about Desire | Budapest (Hungary), June
- University of California, Davis, Queer Research Cluster | FtF: Female to Femme | Davis (CA), May
- Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival| FtF: Female to Femme | Boston, May
- BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | London (England), April
- Austin Woman’s Film, Music & Literary Festival (“Best of the Fest” finalist) | Seven Questions about Desire | Austin (TX), April
- Rutgers University, Department of Women & Gender Studies | FtF: Female to Femme | New Brunswick (NJ), March
2006
- University of Arizona | FtF: Female to Femme | Tuscon (AZ), December
- Queer as Film | FtF: Female to Femme | Boise (ID), October
- aGLIFF: The 19th Annual Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | Austin (TX), October
- Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Seven Questions about Desire | Philadelphia, July
- Frameline30: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival | FtF: Female to Femme | San Francisco, June
- Mix Mexico Film and Video Festival of Sexual Diversity | Sigmund Freud: Professional Psychoanalyst | February
2005
- Out on Film | Sigmund Freud: Professional Psychoanalyst | Atlanta (GA), November
- Mix Brazil Film and Video Festival of Sexual Diversity | Sigmund Freud: Professional Psychoanalyst | November
- Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | Sigmund Freud: Professional Psychoanalyst | Seattle (WA), October
- Outfest: The Los Angeles Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | Sigmund Freud: Professional Psychoanalyst | Los Angeles, July
- San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival | Sigmund Freud: Professional Psychoanalyst | San Francisco, June
Broadcast Screenings
- The Click List: Best in Short Film | The Insomniacs | MTV/Logo | 2009
DVD Compilations
- She Likes Girls 3 | The Insomniacs | Wolfe Video | 2009
Performance
- Bambitchell, Border Sounds | video and sound installation, Art Gallery of Windsor | 2015
Selected Permanent Collections
- Alexander Street Press, LGBT Studies in Video (online collection)
- Black Film Center Archive, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
- California State University, Fullerton, California
- City University of Hong Kong, China
- Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
- Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- County of Los Angeles Public Library, Downey, California
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- Georgetown University, Washington, DC
- George Washington University, Washington, DC
- Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- New York Public Library, New York, New York
- New York University, New York, New York
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Reed College, Portland, Oregon
- Rice University, Houston, Texas
- San Diego Public Library, San Diego, California
- San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California
- Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts
- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
- State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, New York
- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
- University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- University of California, San Diego, California
- University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- University of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
- Western University, London, Ontario
- Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
- York University, Toronto, Ontario
Selected Press, Reviews, and Interviews
- Asije, Niger, and Kami Chisholm. “Kami Chisholm.” The New Current (March 2016).
- Boerner, Heather. “It Takes a Femme.” Curve Magazine (September 2006).
- Dupuis, Chris. “Gay Celebrations on Trial in Pride Denied.” Daily Xtra (July 28, 2015).
- Leavitt, Sarah. “Queerly Feminine.” Daily Xtra (August 14, 2007).
- Mattos, Jordan, and Kami Chisholm. “Kami Chisholm’s The Well: Porn, Class, and Gender Inequities.” Indiepix Industry Blog (February 23, 2016).
- Nicholson, Laura. “Pride, Protest, and Questioning Convention: Crowdfunding Campaigns.” Indiewire (July 8, 2015).
- Rasmussen, Debbie. “If a Femme Falls in the Forest…” Bitch Magazine (June 2, 2008).
Curation
- Festival Co-Director | Toronto Queer Film Festival | 2016 – present
- Board member | Pleasure Dome Collective | 2016 – present
Selected Honors and Awards
- Lili Award, Special Mention | Pride Denied | Mix Copenhagen | 2016
- Best of the Fest Finalist | Seven Questions about Desire | Austin Woman’s Film, Music & Literary Festival | 2007
- Outstanding Graduate in the Honors Program | Loyola Marymount University | 1996
- Leonard Simon Blenkiron English Scholar (outstanding graduate in the English department) | Loyola Marymount University | 1996.
