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'''Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich''' (born 1987) is an American visual artist, filmmaker, and educator, based in Brooklyn, New York. Hunt-Ehrlich's work often explores the Black women's experience, [[Afro-Surrealism]], and [[Pan-Africanism]]. She is an assistant professor in the Media Studies department at the [[Queens College, City University of New York]].[{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich: Too Bright to See • Pérez Art Museum Miami |url=https://www.pamm.org/en/exhibition/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-too-bright-to-see/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Pérez Art Museum Miami |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt - Ehrlich: Speculative Archives {{!}} Siskel Film Center |url=https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-speculative-archives |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.siskelfilmcenter.org}}][{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Yasmina |date=2022-04-28 |title=Lambasting Reality |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/afrosurrealism-film-jatovia-gary-christopher-harris-madline-hunt-ehrlich-nuotama-bodomo-1234626904/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=ARTnews.com |language=en-US}}] |
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'''Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich''' (born 1987) is an American visual artist, filmmaker, and educator, based in Brooklyn, New York. Hunt-Ehrlich's work often explores the Black women's experience, [[Afro-Surrealism]], and [[Pan-Africanism]]. She is an assistant professor in the Media Studies department at the [[Queens College, City University of New York]].[{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich: Too Bright to See • Pérez Art Museum Miami |url=https://www.pamm.org/en/exhibition/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-too-bright-to-see/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Pérez Art Museum Miami |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt - Ehrlich: Speculative Archives {{!}} Siskel Film Center |url=https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-speculative-archives |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.siskelfilmcenter.org}}][{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Yasmina |date=2022-04-28 |title=Lambasting Reality |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/afrosurrealism-film-jatovia-gary-christopher-harris-madline-hunt-ehrlich-nuotama-bodomo-1234626904/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=ARTnews.com |language=en-US}}] |
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==Early life and career== |
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==Early life and career== |
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Several of Hunt-Ehrlich's films comment and revisit history. Her film ''Spit on the Broom'' portrays the story of the [[United Order of Tents]], a congregation of Black women advocating for underserved communities around the country.[{{Cite web |title=United Order of Tents |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0004214/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}][{{Cite web |title=Reflections on Black Sisterhood and the United Order of Tents - Journal #105 |url=https://www.e-flux.com/journal/105/305114/reflections-on-black-sisterhood-and-the-united-order-of-tents/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.e-flux.com |language=en}}] |
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Several of Hunt-Ehrlich's films comment and revisit history. Her film ''Spit on the Broom'' portrays the story of the [[United Order of Tents]], a congregation of Black women advocating for underserved communities around the country.[{{Cite web |title=United Order of Tents |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0004214/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}][{{Cite web |title=Reflections on Black Sisterhood and the United Order of Tents - Journal #105 |url=https://www.e-flux.com/journal/105/305114/reflections-on-black-sisterhood-and-the-united-order-of-tents/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.e-flux.com |language=en}}] |
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Hunt-Ehrlich has presented screenings in major venues, festivals, and institutions worldwide such as the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum]], [[Whitney Museum]], New York; [[Tribeca Festival|Tribeca Film Festival]], [[New Orleans Film Festival]],[{{cite web|title=Jury Award Winners – New Orleans Film Festival 2019|url=https://neworleansfilmsociety.org/2019/10/20/noff2019_awards/|website=The New Orleans Film Society|date=October 20, 2019|access-date=January 10, 2024}}] [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]],[{{cite web|title=International Film Festival Rotterdam Unveils 2024 Lineup|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/international-film-festival-rotterdam-2024-lineup-list-1235671210/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 18, 2023|access-date=January 10, 2024}}] [[Doclisboa]], [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago]]. She is winner of special jury prize for best experimental film at the 2019 New Orleans Film Festival[{{Cite web|title=BlackStar Film Festival Announces 11th Edition's Award-Winners|url=https://www.blackstarfest.org/news/press/11th-blackstar-film-festival-award-winners/|website=Blackstar film festival|date=9 August 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2024}}] Her feature debut ''The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire'' premiered at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]] in 2024.[{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich Lecture and Conversation |url=https://www.saic.edu/events/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-0 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=School of the Art Institute of Chicago |language=en |archive-date=2023-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619195956/https://www.saic.edu/events/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-0 |url-status=dead }}][{{Cite web |title=Art Talk: Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich in Conversation with Dr. Anny-Dominique Curtius |url=https://www.pamm.org/en/event/art-talk-madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-in-conversation-with-dr-anny-dominique-curtius |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Pérez Art Museum Miami |language=en-US}}] |
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Hunt-Ehrlich has presented screenings in major venues, festivals, and institutions worldwide such as the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum]], [[Whitney Museum]], New York; [[Tribeca Festival|Tribeca Film Festival]], [[New Orleans Film Festival]],[{{cite web|title=Jury Award Winners – New Orleans Film Festival 2019|url=https://neworleansfilmsociety.org/2019/10/20/noff2019_awards/|website=The New Orleans Film Society|date=October 20, 2019|access-date=January 10, 2024}}] [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]],[{{cite web|title=International Film Festival Rotterdam Unveils 2024 Lineup|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/international-film-festival-rotterdam-2024-lineup-list-1235671210/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 18, 2023|access-date=January 10, 2024}}] [[Doclisboa]], [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago]]. She is winner of special jury prize for best experimental film at the 2019 New Orleans Film Festival[{{Cite web|title=BlackStar Film Festival Announces 11th Edition's Award-Winners|url=https://www.blackstarfest.org/news/press/11th-blackstar-film-festival-award-winners/|website=Blackstar film festival|date=9 August 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2024}}] Her feature debut ''The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire'' premiered at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]] in 2024.[{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich Lecture and Conversation |url=https://www.saic.edu/events/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-0 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=School of the Art Institute of Chicago |language=en |archive-date=2023-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619195956/https://www.saic.edu/events/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-0 |url-status=dead }}][{{Cite web |title=Art Talk: Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich in Conversation with Dr. Anny-Dominique Curtius |url=https://www.pamm.org/en/event/art-talk-madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-in-conversation-with-dr-anny-dominique-curtius |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Pérez Art Museum Miami |language=en-US}}] |
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==Critical reception== |
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==Critical reception== |
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Hunt-Ehrlich's cinematic productions have been featured in film festivals around the United States and abroad. In 2020, Hunt-Ehrlich was selected as one of the ''25 New Faces of Independent Film'' by [[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker Magazine]]. [{{Cite web |last=Rizov |first=Vadim |date=2020-10-19 |title=Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/madeline-hunt-ehrlich/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Filmmaker Magazine |language=en-US}}] "Whether or not the broader cinematic landscape is ready to change, Hunt-Ehrlich is honing her own distinctive approach to the dramatization of Black stories, one that values opacity and abstraction over linear narrative." |
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Hunt-Ehrlich's cinematic productions have been featured in film festivals around the United States and abroad. In 2020, Hunt-Ehrlich was selected as one of the ''25 New Faces of Independent Film'' by [[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker Magazine]]. [{{Cite web |last=Rizov |first=Vadim |date=2020-10-19 |title=Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/madeline-hunt-ehrlich/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Filmmaker Magazine |language=en-US}}] "Whether or not the broader cinematic landscape is ready to change, Hunt-Ehrlich is honing her own distinctive approach to the dramatization of Black stories, one that values opacity and abstraction over linear narrative." |
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==Exhibitions== |
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==Exhibitions== |
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In 2023, the [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]], Florida, presents the [[Video installation|film installation]] ''Too Bright to See (Part I)'', produced by Sophie Luo and Mike S. Ryan. Hunt-Ehrlich's cinematic essay on the life of [[Martinique]] writer and feminist activist [[Suzanne Césaire|Suzanne Roussi-Césaire]], whose legacy has impacted 20th-century artists such as the Cuban painter [[Wifredo Lam]], and the French writer [[André Breton]]. The piece was produced in [[16 mm film|16mm film]]. The exhibition and scholarship project were made possible through the support from [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]]'s Caribbean Cultural Institute Caribbean Cultural Institute, Jerome Foundation, [[New York State Council on the Arts]] (NYSCA), and the Film/Video Studio at the [[Wexner Center for the Arts]], at [[Ohio State University]].[{{Cite web |last=Baumgardner |first=Julie |date=2023-05-23 |title=Why Do Women Artists Disappear from History? |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/why-do-women-artists-disappear-history |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Frieze |language=en}}] |
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In 2023, the [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]], Florida, presents the [[Video installation|film installation]] ''Too Bright to See (Part I)'', produced by Sophie Luo and Mike S. Ryan. Hunt-Ehrlich's cinematic essay on the life of [[Martinique]] writer and feminist activist [[Suzanne Césaire|Suzanne Roussi-Césaire]], whose legacy has impacted 20th-century artists such as the Cuban painter [[Wifredo Lam]], and the French writer [[André Breton]]. The piece was produced in [[16 mm film|16mm film]]. The exhibition and scholarship project were made possible through the support from [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]]'s Caribbean Cultural Institute Caribbean Cultural Institute, Jerome Foundation, [[New York State Council on the Arts]] (NYSCA), and the Film/Video Studio at the [[Wexner Center for the Arts]], at [[Ohio State University]].[{{Cite web |last=Baumgardner |first=Julie |date=2023-05-23 |title=Why Do Women Artists Disappear from History? |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/why-do-women-artists-disappear-history |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Frieze |language=en}}] |
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In 2024, the [[Whitney Museum|Whitney Museum of American Art]], New York City, had hosted the [[Whitney Biennial]], a contemporary art exhibition held every two years, had showcased Hunt-Ehrlich's film, ''Too Bright to See (Part I), p''roduced by Sophie Luo and Mike S. Ryan. She was amongst [https://whitney.org/press/2024-biennial#:~:text=Mar%2020%E2%80%93Aug%2011%2C%202024,-Press%20log%20in&text=Seventy%2Done%20visionary%20artists%20and,%2C%20opening%20March%2020%2C%202024. seventy-one visionary artists] and collectives participating in the installment. The film had been attached to a light installation alluding to the perspective to the mercurial weather of the Caribbean Islands, in homage to [[Suzanne Césaire|Césaire]]'s engagement to the natural world. |
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In 2024, the [[Whitney Museum|Whitney Museum of American Art]], New York City, had hosted the [[Whitney Biennial]], a contemporary art exhibition held every two years, had showcased Hunt-Ehrlich's film, ''Too Bright to See (Part I), p''roduced by Sophie Luo and Mike S. Ryan. She was amongst [https://whitney.org/press/2024-biennial#:~:text=Mar%2020%E2%80%93Aug%2011%2C%202024,-Press%20log%20in&text=Seventy%2Done%20visionary%20artists%20and,%2C%20opening%20March%2020%2C%202024. seventy-one visionary artists] and collectives participating in the installment. The film had been attached to a light installation alluding to the perspective to the mercurial weather of the Caribbean Islands, in homage to [[Suzanne Césaire|Césaire]]'s engagement to the natural world. |
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==Filmography== |
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==Filmography== |
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*2019 ''Spit on the Broom''[{{Cite web |title=Still images from Spit on the Broom - Journal #105 |url=https://www.e-flux.com/journal/105/305116/still-images-from-spit-on-the-broom/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.e-flux.com |language=en}}] |
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*2019 ''Spit on the Broom''[{{Cite web |title=Still images from Spit on the Broom - Journal #105 |url=https://www.e-flux.com/journal/105/305116/still-images-from-spit-on-the-broom/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.e-flux.com |language=en}}] |
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*2019 ''A Quality of Light''[{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt - Ehrlich: Speculative Archives {{!}} Siskel Film Center |url=https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-speculative-archives |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.siskelfilmcenter.org}}] |
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*2019 ''A Quality of Light''[{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt - Ehrlich: Speculative Archives {{!}} Siskel Film Center |url=https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich-speculative-archives |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.siskelfilmcenter.org}}] |
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*2020 ''Footnote to the West'' |
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*2020 ''Footnote to the West'' |
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*2020 ''Outfox the Grave'' |
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*2020 ''Outfox the Grave'' |
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*2023 ''Too Bright to See (Part I)'' |
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*2023 ''Too Bright to See (Part I)'' |
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*2024 ''The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire''[{{Cite web |title=The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire |url=https://creative-capital.org/projects/the-ballad-of-suzanne-cesaire/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Creative Capital |language=en}}][{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/453810 |title= IFFR unveils its 2024 line-up|first= Martin|last= Kudláč |date=18 December 2023|access-date=19 December 2023 |website= [[Cineuropa]] |language=en}}] |
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*2024 ''The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire''[{{Cite web |title=The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire |url=https://creative-capital.org/projects/the-ballad-of-suzanne-cesaire/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Creative Capital |language=en}}][{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/453810 |title= IFFR unveils its 2024 line-up|first= Martin|last= Kudláč |date=18 December 2023|access-date=19 December 2023 |website= [[Cineuropa]] |language=en}}] |
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==Awards and recognition== |
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==Awards and recognition== |
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Hunt-Ehrlich is the recipient of several awards such as a 2022 [[Creative Capital]] Award in Experimental Film''',''' Narrative Film,[{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich |url=https://creative-capital.org/artists/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Creative Capital |language=en}}] a 2022 Caribbean Cultural Institute Fellowship,[{{Cite web |title=Current and Former Fellows – Caribbean Cultural Institute |url=https://cci.pamm.org/en/past-fellowships/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, a 2019 Rema Hort Mann Award, a 2019 UNDO/Ford Foundation Fellowship, a 2015 TFI Future Filmmaker Award, and a Princess Grace Award 2014 Graduate Film Scholarship.[{{Cite web |title=Tribeca Film Institute |url=https://www.tfiny.org/filmmakers/detail/madeleine_hunt_ehrlich |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.tfiny.org}}][{{Cite web |title=Award Winners |url=http://grants.pgfusa.org/award-winners/view/Madeleine-Hunt-Ehrlich |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=grants.pgfusa.org |archive-date=2023-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621230158/https://grants.pgfusa.org/award-winners/view/Madeleine-Hunt-Ehrlich |url-status=dead }}] |
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Hunt-Ehrlich is the recipient of several awards such as a 2022 [[Creative Capital]] Award in Experimental Film''',''' Narrative Film,[{{Cite web |title=Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich |url=https://creative-capital.org/artists/madeleine-hunt-ehrlich/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Creative Capital |language=en}}] a 2022 Caribbean Cultural Institute Fellowship,[{{Cite web |title=Current and Former Fellows – Caribbean Cultural Institute |url=https://cci.pamm.org/en/past-fellowships/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] 2020 Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, a 2019 Rema Hort Mann Award, a 2019 UNDO/Ford Foundation Fellowship, a 2015 TFI Future Filmmaker Award, and a Princess Grace Award 2014 Graduate Film Scholarship.[{{Cite web |title=Tribeca Film Institute |url=https://www.tfiny.org/filmmakers/detail/madeleine_hunt_ehrlich |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.tfiny.org}}][{{Cite web |title=Award Winners |url=http://grants.pgfusa.org/award-winners/view/Madeleine-Hunt-Ehrlich |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=grants.pgfusa.org |archive-date=2023-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621230158/https://grants.pgfusa.org/award-winners/view/Madeleine-Hunt-Ehrlich |url-status=dead }}] |
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In 2020, she was a finalist for the Biennale College Cinema, from the [[Venice Film Festival]]. Hunt-Ehrlich's has also received support from [[SFFILM|San Francisco Film Society]]'s Rainin Grant for the screenwriting phase of the feature film ''The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire''. |
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In 2020, she was a finalist for the Biennale College Cinema, from the [[Venice Film Festival]]. Hunt-Ehrlich's has also received support from [[SFFILM|San Francisco Film Society]]'s Rainin Grant for the screenwriting phase of the feature film ''The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire''. |
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