Chiara Clemente
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Film director whose work revolves around questions of identity, cultural contrast, and the creative process. Her affinity for art can be traced back to her childhood, tiptoeing around her father's paintings.
In 2000 she directed her first art documentary for Rai Sat Art Channel in Italy. Chiara continued to film and collaborate with artists, and in 2005, shortly after moving back to New York, she began work on her first feature documentary, Our City Dreams. Over the course of two years, she followed five women artists: Nancy Spero, Marina Abromovic, Kiki Smith, Ghada Amer, and Swoon, all of whom live and work in New York City. The film opened at Film Forum in February 2009 to much critical acclaim.
In 2008, Chiara directed a short film Curiosity for Saatchi and Saatchi and another short Remembering Sprouse for T Magazine. She is currently living in New York and developing a series for the Sundance Channel, while she also develops her first narrative feature.