Mireille Heidbreder is an experimental filmmaker and sound designer located in Ithaca, NY, focusing on mixed-media film works including digital, re-purposed archival film, Super 8mm and 16mm film print shorts as well as creates original sound pieces. She is most interested in experimental and documentary filmmaking with a particular focus on the exploration of human interaction with nature. Influenced by the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard and Michel Foucault, Mireille’s films also frequently contemplate the audio-visual poetic relationship of spaces and the temporality of the filmic medium.
Mireille has had her films selected and screened at various festivals both nationally and internationally and was awarded the Kathryn Stephens Virginia Filmmaker Award in 2019. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Cinema & Photography as part of the Department of Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies at Ithaca College, as well as works on sound design/audio mixing and post-production work for other filmmakers in addition to her own work. Previously, Mireille taught at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Richmond. She is originally from Wetzikon, Switzerland and received her MFA in Photography + Film from Virginia Commonwealth University and her BA in Film & Media Studies from Johns Hopkins University.
Contact: mireille.heidbreder@gmail.com
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