KATHRYN RAMEY is a filmmaker and anthropologist whose work operates at the intersection of experimental film and ethnographic research. Her award winning and strongly personal films are characterized by manipulation of the celluloid, including hand-processing, optical printing, and various direct animation techniques. Most recently, she has been focused on creating an anti-colonial film practice with collaborators in Puerto Rico and researching environmentally-friendly photochemical processes utilizing indigenous flora. She is deeply committed to sharing her knowledge of alternative analogue technologies through workshops and publications.  

Ramey’s scholarly interest is focused on the social history of the Avant-Garde film community, the anthropology of visual communication and the intersection between avant-garde and ethnographic film and art practices. Her articles have been widely published. 

Ramey has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, and has screened her films and installations at multiple film festivals and other venues including the Toronto Film Festival, the TriBeCa film festival, MadCat Women’s Film Festival, 25fps Experimental Film Festival, J’hlava, Antimatter, Ann Arbor, Alchemy and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC.