Brazilian-American writer, artist, and organization builder Carolina Pfister has shaped narrative across television, the arts, and youth-serving nonprofits in both Brazil and the U.S. She received the Emerging Latina Filmmakers Award from Women in Film, had formative experiences playing music, was a recent mentee in AWP’s Writer to Writer program, and is currently editing her nonfiction debut. Originally from Brazil, she now lives in a forest in the Pacific Northwest. She had not known dark winters like these.
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A escritora, artista e fundadora de projetos sociais Carolina Pfister moldou narrativas em televisão, nas artes e ONGs voltadas para jovens, tanto no Brasil quanto nos EUA. Recebeu o prêmio Emerging Latina Filmmakers Award da Women in Film, teve experiências formativas em música, recentemente foi parte do programa Writer to Writer da AWP, e atualmente está editando seu primeiro livro de não ficção. Hoje Carolina vive em uma floresta na costa oeste does EUA. Ela não conhecia invernos tão cinzas.
WRITER/ARTIST selects
Essays:
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Spot it Got it: Vying for Legitimacy in my Americas - The Acentos Review - on language as belonging
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My Atoms Were There, My Atoms Are Here - Cagibi Journal - on formative homes and particle accelerators
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On Moving On - The Artisanal Writer - on what we grapple with in our work, and when to move on (or not)
Residencies, Awards & Creative Work:
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Artist Residency Hypatia-in-the-Woods
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Mentee with Writer to Writer AWP’s Mentorship Program
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Artist Residency Caldera Community
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Artist Talk ScaleHouse Voices
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Third Coast International Audio Festival & Conference Cohor
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I See You is an audio story that explores what it is to belong to a place. KBOO Interview
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Artist Residency Caldera
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Oregon Regional Arts and Culture Council Project Grant
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Viva Viva is a punk rock film in a grueling megalopolis of Brazil. Selected screenings: Indie Festival, Matilha Cultural and Cinemateca Brasileira (São Paulo, Brazil), Chicago International Movies and Film Festival, In-Edit Brasil, CBGB Festival, Curitiba International Film Festival, 7˚ Festival CineMúsica
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Miranda July Chainletter Tape
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Women in Film Emerging Latina Filmmaker Award
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Chicago Emmy Outstanding Achievement for Informational Programming
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Short films selected screenings: Chicago Women's Film Festival; Chicago Anarchist Film Festival
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Segment producer for Public Television
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MFA Teaching Assistant Full Scholarship
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Art Educator for Walker's Point Center for the Arts
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Art Educator for the Museum of Modern Art, São Paulo (BR)
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Art Director for MTV Brasil
NONPROFIT selects
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2018-25: Executive Director for CultureSeed, youth outdoor immersion and mental health programs
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2011-13 Communications Director for Mozambique Permaculture Reference Center
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2008-10 Communications Director & Food Security Program Coordinator for Chicago international relief NPO
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2006-07 Co-founder & Executive Director for Chicago youth cultural center; Volunteer co-founder inner city farmer's market; Signature Leadership Evanston Program Scholarship
