Directing
Amalia Ulman
Born
1989-01-20 (37)
Place of birth
Argentina
Known for
Directing
Credits
12 titles
Amalia Ulman (born 1989) is an Argentine-Spanish artist, actress and filmmaker. Her work which consists of performance, installation, video and internet art works are multidisciplinary practice constructs narrative fictions which explore the tensions between global forces, public image, and private desires. Her work deals with issues of class, gender, sexuality, and middlebrow aesthetics, and blurs the distinction between herself and the object of study, often creating humorous, gentle deceptions, while exploring class imitation and the relationship between consumerism and identity. Always pushing the boundaries of performance, her fictional narratives often take place on unexpected platfor…
Known for
5.7A misguided American documentary crew working for an edgy media company travels to rural Argentina to profile a local musician, but their ineptitude leads them into the wrong small town. As they collaborate with locals to attempt to fabricate a viral trend, unexpected connections blossom, while a pervasive crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.
Magic Farm
2025
6.1Amidst the devastation of post-crisis Spain, mother and daughter bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.
El Planeta
2021
6.0Every few months, Ana is sent to Yiwu to replenish the shelves of a 1$ store with plastic trinkets and toys. During one of these trips, disillusioned with her life, she starts to fantasize a way out.
Buyer Walker Rover (Yiwu) Aka. There then
2019
NRThe Future Ahead is an early video piece by Ulman which was included in the immersive installation The Destruction of Experience.
The Future Ahead
2014
Bob Life is a 2018 21-minute HD video and multimedia project by Argentine-Spanish artist Amalia Ulman.
BOB LIFE
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Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
5.7A misguided American documentary crew working for an edgy media company travels to rural Argentina to profile a local musician, but their ineptitude leads them into the wrong small town. As they collaborate with locals to attempt to fabricate a viral trend, unexpected connections blossom, while a pervasive crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.
Magic Farm
2025
6.1Amidst the devastation of post-crisis Spain, mother and daughter bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.
El Planeta
2021
Behind the camera
5.7A misguided American documentary crew working for an edgy media company travels to rural Argentina to profile a local musician, but their ineptitude leads them into the wrong small town. As they collaborate with locals to attempt to fabricate a viral trend, unexpected connections blossom, while a pervasive crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.
Magic Farm
2025
5.7A misguided American documentary crew working for an edgy media company travels to rural Argentina to profile a local musician, but their ineptitude leads them into the wrong small town. As they collaborate with locals to attempt to fabricate a viral trend, unexpected connections blossom, while a pervasive crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.
Magic Farm
2025
6.1Amidst the devastation of post-crisis Spain, mother and daughter bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.
El Planeta
2021
6.1Amidst the devastation of post-crisis Spain, mother and daughter bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.
El Planeta
2021
6.1Amidst the devastation of post-crisis Spain, mother and daughter bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.
El Planeta
2021
6.0Every few months, Ana is sent to Yiwu to replenish the shelves of a 1$ store with plastic trinkets and toys. During one of these trips, disillusioned with her life, she starts to fantasize a way out.
Buyer Walker Rover (Yiwu) Aka. There then
2019
6.0Every few months, Ana is sent to Yiwu to replenish the shelves of a 1$ store with plastic trinkets and toys. During one of these trips, disillusioned with her life, she starts to fantasize a way out.
Buyer Walker Rover (Yiwu) Aka. There then
2019
NRThe Future Ahead is an early video piece by Ulman which was included in the immersive installation The Destruction of Experience.
The Future Ahead
2014
Bob Life is a 2018 21-minute HD video and multimedia project by Argentine-Spanish artist Amalia Ulman.
BOB LIFE
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