Amy Greenfield facts for kids

Amy Greenfield (born July 8, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA) is a filmmaker and writer. She lives in New York City. She is known for creating "cine-dance." This is a special type of film that mixes dance and filmmaking. She is also a pioneer in experimental film and video. This means she was one of the first to try new and different ways of making movies.

The Museum of Modern Art said that Amy Greenfield created a new way of making video-dance. She planned the dances especially for the video camera and TV screen. The Whitney Museum noted how she brings camera movement and human movement together. Film critic David Sterritt called her "today’s most important practitioner of experimental film-dance."

Her Work

Amy Greenfield has directed, produced, and edited many films. She has also often performed in them. She has made over thirty films. Her work has won awards and been shown in many famous places. These include the Museum of Modern Art and The Whitney Museum of American Art. Her films have also been shown at the American Museum of the Moving Image and Lincoln Center. She has shown her work at film festivals all over the world. These include festivals in Berlin, London, and New York. She has won top prizes at festivals in Houston, Atlanta, and Athens, Greece.

In 2007, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. honored her. They featured her work in a show called "Cine-Dance in America." This show looked at cine-dance from 1894 to Greenfield’s 2002 film Wildfire.

Her experimental movie, Antigone/Rites Of Passion, was first shown at the Berlin Film Festival. It has been shown internationally. This includes the 2004 Athens pre-Olympics celebrations. It also won a prize at the American Film Festival. This film is now used to teach students in colleges, universities, and high schools. Kevin Thomas from the Los Angeles Times called it "Dazzling! Bold! Triumphantly ambitious and successful!" He said it was an Antigone like no one had ever seen before.

Her live multimedia shows were listed as one of the "10 Best in Arts and Entertainment" by the New York Times. They were called "Magical! Unforgettable!"

Amy Greenfield is also a poet and writer. Her poetry book, We Too Are Alive, was sold in Barnes & Noble stores. Her poems have been printed in international magazines. She also edited a book called FilmDance. In it, she wrote an important article titled “Filmdance: Space;Time;Energy.” She has also written articles about film for Film Comment magazine.

Amy Greenfield is a graduate of Harvard University.

Awards and Support

Amy Greenfield has been honored for her work in the arts. She received recognition from the Fulbright Foundation and Harvard University. She has also received grants and support from many organizations. These include the National Endowment for the Arts and The Rockefeller Foundation. Other supporters include The New York Foundation for the Arts and The Jerome Foundation. She also received support from The Council On The Arts And Humanities of Staten Island and David Rockefeller, Jr..

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