Nellie Mae Rowe
Search results
- Six years before her death, a wealthy gallerist, Judith Alexander, "discovered" and introduced her work to the art world. Over four acts, This World is Not My Own traces the lifespan of an artist who struggles to dedicate her life to art while exploring the personal and political events that shaped her singular body of work.
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/this_world_is_not_my_own
People also ask
What is this world is not my own about?
Who are the actors in this world is not my own?
What is in my own world about?
Mar 11, 2023 · The story of the friendship between Rowe, a Black woman one generation removed from slavery, and Alexander, the daughter of a wealthy Jewish attorney who opposed desegregation efforts, is a...
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
Over four acts, This World is Not My Own traces the lifespan of an artist who struggles to dedicate her life to art while exploring the personal and political events...
- (7)
- Documentary, Animation, Biography
- Petter Ringbom, Marquise Stillwell
But for Black Americans born into poverty in the Jim Crow South, as Armstrong and Rowe were, that symbolism — Independence Day, the dawn of the century — is significant. Rowe took her independence seriously, as the captivating film portrait This World Is Not My Own makes vibrantly clear.
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.
Mar 11, 2023 · This World Is Not My Own reimagines this self-taught artist's world and her life spanning the 20th century. 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.
Mar 22, 2023 · The greatest triumph of This World Is Not My Own is how Ms. Rowe, her life and artistry, comes off unencumbered. The application of modern film technique is never intrusive. On the...
