Nellie Mae Rowe Film Makes Its DC Premiere

Register to attend the DC premiere of the Nellie Mae Rowe biographical film This World is Not My Own at SAAM. In-person screening and conversation with the filmmakers. Tuesday, March 21, 6 p.m. ET

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Still from the film "This World is Not My Own."

Bringing the World of Nellie Mae Rowe to Life

In-Person Film Screening and Conversation: This World is Not My Own
Tuesday, March 21, 6 p.m. ET

Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets, NW
Free; Registration required

Discover the colorful and fantastic world created by artist Nellie Mae Rowe in the DC premiere of This World Is Not My Own. Join filmmakers Ruchi Mital, Petter Ringbom, and Marquise Stillwell for a screening and conversation of their film, which is currently premiering at the 2023 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film & TV Festival in Austin, Texas.

“In a striking design choice, the filmmakers have augmented these gorgeous motion capture segments with animated versions of many her drawings…”
—ArtNet

The filmmakers bring Rowe’s unique vision to life through a mix of traditional documentary techniques, intricate sets that recreate Rowe’s Playhouse, animations, and scripted scenes based on Nellie Mae Rowe quotes. Narrated by Emmy-award winner, Uzo Aduba, with voice support by Broadway actress Amy Warren, this film considers the cultural and political forces that shaped Rowe’s life and art. This is an in-person event. There is no virtual component and it will not be recorded.

This World is Not My Own: Official Trailer

Nellie Mae Rowe is one of the artists featured in the exhibition We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection, on view through March 26.

Drawn to Nellie Mae Rowe

Take a fresh look at the life of Nellie Mae Rowe in “Playhouse,” an online comic about the artist. Part of the series Drawn to Art: Tales of Inspiring Women Artists andinspired by graphic novels, these short takes on artists’ lives give young people the opportunity to identify with the struggles and triumphs of visionaries and rule breakers, to see themselves reflected, and to draw strength from that visibility.

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Image credits: Animated Nellie Mae Rowe by her home known as the “playhouse.”©Opendox, Photography by Petter Ringbom. Character Animation & VFX by KaktusFilm

Cover of the comic "Playhouse: The Story of Nellie Mae Rowe;" Illustrated by Micah Eubanks

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