Nomi Talisman

Nomi Talisman is an American film director, producer, cinematographer and animator. She is best known for co-producing and co-directing short-documentary Last Day of Freedom for which she received Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) nomination at 88th Academy Awards, with Dee Hibbert-Jones.^[1] In April 2016, Hibbert-Jones and Talisman were awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship

Filmography

• Last Day of Freedom (2015)

Awards and nominations

Nomi shared following awards and nominations with Jones:

• 2016 Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
• 2015: Academy Awards nomination:
  • Best Documentary - Short Subject^[2]
• 2015: International Documentary Association
  • Best Short Documentary Award.^[3]
• 2015: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
  • Best Short Film - Jury Award^[4][5]
  • Duke University, The Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award^[6]
• 2015: Hamptons International Film Festival
  • Golden Starfish Award - Best Documentary Short Film sponsored by ID Films.^[7]
  • Other Festivals:
    • Tallgrass Film Festival – Golden Strands Award, Outstanding Documentary Short Film.⁸
    • Dok Leipzig – International Competition Animated Documentary – Honorary Mention^[9]
    • Bar Harbor Film Festival – Best Animated Documentary Short^[10]
    • SF Doc Fest- Best Short Audience Award^[11]
    • (In)Justice For All Film Festival – Justice Impact Award
    • Atlanta Docufest – Best Experimental Documentary Short^[12]
    • DC Independent Film Festival - Best Short Documentary ^[13]

References

1. "Nomi Talisman Biography". Center for documentary studies- Duke University. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
2. "Oscars 2016 Nominations: Complete List of Nominees". Eonline. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
3. "Documentary Awards: 'The Look Of Silence' 'Last Day Of Freedom', 'Listen To Me Marlon' Win IDA Nods". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
4. "Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman of "Last Day of Freedom" at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival". Jenelle Riley. Indiezone. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
5. "The Full Frame Doc day 3 and 4". Film Babble. April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
6. "The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced the 2015 festival award recipients. Full Frame is a qualifying event for consideration for nominations for both the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject and The Producers Guild of America Awards.". EDN. March 13, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
7. "Hamptons International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners". Jenelle Riley. Variety. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Talisman and Jones official website
• Nomi Talisman at the Internet Movie Database