The World Is Not My Own

Synopsis

Chewing-gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a firebrand wrestler, a notorious M**der case and the segregated south – it’s all part of Nellie Mae Rowe’s boundless universe. This World is Not My Own reimagines this self-taught artist’s world and her life spanning the 20th century. With Uzo Aduba as the animated version of Nellie Mae Rowe

Touring, Role, Bio

Petter Ringbom (Director, Writer, Cinematographer)

Petter Ringbom is a Swedish-American filmmaker based in New York. As a director and cinematographer with a background in design, Petter takes a hands-on approach to filmmaking that honors the craft. His films have screened at SXSW, Tribeca, IDFA, Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Film at Lincoln Center, LACMA, the Hammer Museum, Miami Art Basel and Gothenburg Intl. Film Festival. Petter has been a Film Independent Fast Track Fellow, a Gotland Film Lab resident at the Ingmar Bergman Estate, a Berlinale Talent, and a Midpoint Feature Launch participant. He’s a partner in the film production company, opendox.

Marquise Stillwell (Director + Executive Producer)

Marquise Stillwell is a filmmaker, designer and a catalyst for building communities across art and culture. He believes that we can help inform the future of communities by thinking about people first and by building evidence through storytelling. Marquise co-founded Opendox in order to tell lesser-known narratives around art, science, nature, and politics. With Opendox, he produced Shield and Spear, The Limestone Conflict and The New Bauhaus.

Ruchi Mital (Writer, Producer)

In 2014, Ruchi produced the feature documentary, We Could Be King, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Sports Documentary. Her next two features, Sky Ladder: The Art Of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016) and This is Personal (2019) premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Most recently, she produced two documentary series, The Case Against Adnan Syed for HBO (2019), and The Me You Can't See for Apple TV+ (2021).

Cathi Perry (Family Member)

Cathi Perry is the great-great-niece of Nellie Mae Rowe and manages the estate of the artist. Cathis served as an advisor for This World is Not My Own, and is the President of the Judith Alexander Foundation.

Website: https://thisworldisnotmyown.com/

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/799921368

Host or Publisher Emory University Center for Ethics