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I AM DENILSON

Denilson Baniwa, an artist and member of the Baniwa Indigenous group from the state of Amazonas in Brazil, uses his art to expose how colonial representations have erased the culture and denied the humanity of Indigenous Americans. For the exhibition Reinventing the Américas, Baniwa collaborated with the Getty Research Institute to generate video artworks, installations, and interventions on historical objects. His contemporary interventions prompt us to see other sides to these representations.

Baniwa says, “When I’m faced with a colonial narrative, I’m provoked to find in it what’s invisible to most people.”

This video is part of the exhibition Reinventing the Américas: Construct. Erase. Repeat., on view at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles from August 23, 2022 to January 8, 2023.

  • Christopher Sprinkle
    Director
  • Christopher Sprinkle
    Writer
  • Christopher Sprinkle
    Producer
  • Denilson Baniwa
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Art, Animation
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 20, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Christopher Sprinkle

Christopher Sprinkle is a creative director, photographer, and filmmaker born in Dallas, Texas who has called Los Angeles home for some 20 years. He studied studio art at Parsons in New York City and creative writing at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. He began making films in the late 1990's, making several short films before moving into documentary work when he moved to LA. He works to find the humanity in the stories he tells. He’s worked in some fifteen countries and dozens of cities around the world crafting meaningful stories that inspire audiences. He’s won numerous awards as producer and creative director for documentary work and online multimedia projects. His work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and many others.

Currently working at The Getty Trust, he leads creative on digital and communications projects. A veteran producer having worked with Pacifica Radio, NPR, Brave New Films, and the Huffington Post, among others, he was also Creative Director at Dog Park Media for several years.

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, their daughter, and two rather crazy dogs.

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