Malachite M. Amalya

Education

MFA Candidate; Moving Image: 2008
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL

BA; Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies: 2003
Senior Thesis: The Rise of the White Heroine: Racism and Feminism in the Movies
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

Visual Arts: 1998-1999
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL

Screenings and Exhibitions

The Around the Coyote Gallery “Multiples and Miniatures: Maps;” Chicago, IL: December 2007
The International Experimental Cinema Exposition (TIE); Montreal, QX: November 2007
Flaming Film Festival; Minneapolis, MN: November 2007
Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival; Austin, TX: October 2007
Out on Film: Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Film Festival; Atlanta, GA: October 2007
Long Beach Q Film Festival; Long Beach, CA: October 2007
Chicago Filmmakers; Chicago, IL: May 2007
SURGE Film Festival; Olympia, WA: May 2007
Form Fit, UIC; Chicago, IL: May 2007
The Three Minute Film Festival; Santa Fe, NM: April 2006
The Visual Arts Gallery; Santa Fe, NM: December 2005
G2, SAIC; Chicago, IL: May 1999

Conferences and Curations

Curator, Diamonds At Dusk: An Outside Screening of Chicago Queer Filmmakers
Chicago: August 2007

Panelist, White Privilege in Queer Communities
Understanding Whiteness, Recognizing Privilege Conference; Hampshire College, Amherst, MA: April 2002

Co-Presenter, Making Whiteness Visible: Identifying Racism in Film
Beyond the Box Conference; Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA: February 2002

Professional Film Experience

Assistant Cinematographer, Actor Slash Model: A Documentary on Trans Musicians
Directed by Madsen Minax: 2007 - Current

Production Assistant, Accidents at Home and How They Happen
Directed by Jennifer Reeder: 2007

Production Assistant, Remember: Repair: Retell
Directed by Jules Rosskam: 2007

Producer, Film To Video
Santa Fe, NM: 2006

Technical Assistant, The 4D Extravaganza
SAIC: May 1999

Teaching Experience

Instructor of Record, Introduction to Time-Based Media Arts
UIC: Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008

Teaching Assistant to Visiting Assistant Professor Ben Russell, 16 mm Filmmaking
UIC: Fall 2006 , Spring 2007

Teaching Assistant to Assistant Professor Bethany Ogden, Introduction to Media Studies
Hampshire College: Fall 2002

Instructor, Representations of Race and Gender in Hollywood Film
The Putney School Summer Sessions; The Putney School, Putney, VT: Summer 2002

Apprentice Teacher, Sculpture
The Putney School Summer Sessions; The Putney School, Putney, VT: Summer 2002

Awards and Nominations

Provost Award for Graduate Research, UIC: 2007
Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Department of Art and Design, UIC: 2007 & 2008
Tuition Waiver, Department of Art and Design, UIC: 2006
Best Photography, The Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM: 2005
Nominated, The First Year Merit Scholarship, SAIC: 1999