Background
Magdalena Bermudez is a filmmaker and educator whose practice examines relations between humans, nonhuman animals, plants, and technologies through essayistic film and video works. Her practice is research-based, often recontextualizing scientific or operational images to interrogate their formal and political implications.
Her work has screened internationally at film festivals such as the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Antimatter [Media Art], European Media Arts Festival, Alchemy Moving Image Festival, Mimesis Documentary Festival, Kasseler DokFest, the İstanbul International Experimental Film Festival, and the Science New Wave Festival. She has received residencies at Marble House, Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, and Mount Lebanon.
Select Publications, Projects and Performances
- European Media Art Festival – Osnabrück, Germany, 2026
- Ellis-Beauregard Artist Residency – Rockport, Maine, 2026
- Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival – Hawick, Scotland, 2026
- Marble House Residency – Dorset, Vermont, 2026
- Fracto Experimental Film Encounter – Berlin, Germany, 2026
Education
- MFA in Cinematic Arts, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
- BA in Arts, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Research Interests
- The History of Technology
- Essay Film
- Emerging Technologies
- Experimental Expository
Teaching Interests
- Film and the Archive
- Film and the Nonhuman
- Emerging Technologies
- Research-Based Filmmaking
- Found Footage Filmmaking
Awards
- Honorable mention at the Onion City Experimental Film Festival in Chicago, Illinois, 2026
- Honorable mention at the FECIMU Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2026
- Eye Slice Award at Experimental Film Odyssey, 2025
- Honorable mention at the Iowa City Documentary Film Festival, 2024