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Katelyn Rebelo

2025.04.07

Katelyn Rebelo is a documentary and experimental filmmaker whose work uses intentionally slow processes such as handcrafted animation, analog manipulation, and rhythms found in nature to explore personal stories that question systems of power. Her film “Mizuko” was supported by Tribeca Film Institute, and is now streaming on The Criterion Channel. The film was nominated for Best Documentary Short at the IDA Documentary Awards, won Best Documentary Short at the Atlanta Film Festival, and received special jury awards at SXSW and IDFA. From 2021 – 2022, she was a Jacob Burns Creative Culture Filmmaking Fellow. Most recently, her film “Through Sunless Ways” premiered at DOC NYC 2023, and “I Don’t Know If You Remember This” screened at Film Diary NYC 2024.