April 2, 6:00pm
Thesis Film Premiere
Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater
Program includes thesis films from MFA|EDA colleagues
Germán López Tirado, Christopher Verstandig, and Clara Zhu
The act of channeling personal experiences to reconnect with nature is a point of interest for Bren Vienrich-Felling’s work, in particular, the act of mining past experiences as a means of re-claiming memories and introducing new perspectives. Focusing on themes related to identity, ecological observations and the mundane, her practice uses moving image, photography and materiality to come to new understandings about how we experience life through our exterior surroundings.
Set on a cattle ranch in the Amazon of Perú, Full Moon Over Palcazú is a cinematic exploration of belonging, family and the profound connections between humans and the natural world through the lens of a mother’s experiences on a remote farm.
Artist Biography
Bren Vienrich-Felling (she/ her) is a Peruvian- American artist and educator exploring narratives within the mediums of cinematic expression and photography. Her work has focused on themes related to human connections in nature and identity. Born in Lima, Peru in 1987, Bren immigrated to the United States at a young age and grew up in North Carolina. She is a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the Experimental and Documentary Arts program at Duke University, as well as a 2024–2025 Kenan Institute for Ethics Graduate Arts Fellow.