Nellie Mae Rowe
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Mar 11, 2023 · Uzo Aduba pays tribute to an outsider artist in 'This World Is Not My Own,' a hybrid doc that incorporates 3D-animated performances.
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This World Is Not My Own: Directed by Petter Ringbom, Marquise Stillwell. With Uzo Aduba, Judith Anderson, William Arnett, Judith Augustine. Chewing gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a notorious murder case, and the segregated south - it's all part of Nellie Mae Rowe's boundless universe.
- (14)
- Documentary
- Petter Ringbom, Marquise Stillwell
- 2024
After years of farm work and many more years as a domestic servant, the twice-widowed Georgian decided, in the powerful words of one of her great-great-nieces, “to design my life the way that I want it while I’m on this journey passing through.”
Actresses, Uzo Aduba and Amy Warren, perform scripted scenes based on Nellie Mae Rowe quotes. Their recorded voices and movements make the animated Nellie and Judith come to life.
Crafting away unnoticed in 1970s Vinings, her life changes when Judith Alexander, daughter of a segregationist lawyer, becomes her greatest advocate in the art world. Their story intersects with the Leo Frank and Atlanta child murders cases, echoing the racism and unrest that shaped Rowe's early years.
By carefully delving into the personal and political events that shaped her life’s work, This World is Not My Own maps out the extraordinary journey and legacy of a self-taught maker who struggled to dedicate herself to art, with dazzling results.
