Email: horsmonc@umkc.edu
| Bio: Caitlin Horsmon is an artist with a wide range of interests – her research centers on non-commercial and world cinema, with a focus on the social history of experimental forms. Her animation, film and video works have been awarded widely nationally and internationally including a screening at the prestigious Cinémathèque Française. Her experimental and non-fiction media work focuses on questions of visual history, pleasure, gender and absence and encompasses many forms, from 3D animation to hand-processed 16mm film. Caitlin was trained in Cinema & Comparative Literature and Media Production at the University of Iowa and graduated from Oberlin College. Before her move to Kansas City, Caitlin worked as the community outreach coordinator for The Chicago International Film Festival and was the director of the Thaw festival in Iowa City – experiences that brought her to her career as teacher, maker and scholar. Since coming to UMKC Caitlin has created a new class in animation and motion graphics and has made great use of Kansas City’s proximity to two drive-in theaters. In addition to movies, Caitlin is passionate about politics, music and cooking and is likely to be the one singing along. |
