A black and white photo from the torso up of a woman wearing a black sweater with a lanyard necklace, and dark hair pulled back, smiling.
Alina Simone
Photo courtesy Alina Simone
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Alina Simone (she/her) is an award-winning filmmaker and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, and The Atlantic. For seven years, Simone was a regular contributor to the news radio show The World. In 2024, she received the F:ACT Award for best investigative documentary at CPH:DOX and the Sustainable Future Award at the Sydney Film Festival for her debut documentary, Black Snow. She is the recipient of an NYSCA/NYFA fellowship in film.

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Project: Hatched 2024
films by Alina Simone
Still from Black Snow. A head-only view of a woman with short, brown hair wearing mirrored sunglasses with coal trains reflected in them.
Black Snow
Still from Black Snow
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A close-up photo of Redelia Shaw, an African American woman with dark brown skin and short, natural coiled hair adorned with small beads. She has expressive eyes with long eyelashes, a warm smile revealing a gap between her front teeth, and a few freckles on her cheeks. She is wearing colorful, patterned earrings and a black top. The background is a gradient of orange and yellow, creating a soft, warm ambiance that complements her friendly expression.
Redelia Shaw
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Jeanie Finlay
Photo: Phil Sharp
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