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Gunel Eva

Profession: DirectorWriter
Country: Azerbaijan
Gunel Eva is a contemporary artist, director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and animator specializing in stop-motion. She grew up in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she began painting at an early age. Gunel graduated from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2009. Her thesis documentary, "The String of Tar," screened at many festivals and was a “Critic’s Pick” at Best of Philadelphia Film Festival. Since then, she has worked in a variety of media, including music video, stop-motion animation, commercial, and documentary. In 2015, Gunel co-founded Light Machine Studios.
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Clouds On Leashes

Set in modern day Azerbaijan, Grace and her mother Sara start the forty-day mourning period, a tradition required for Muslim widows. Nine-year-old Grace is rendered mute by the trauma of losing her ...
MIDPOINT participants: Gunel EvaMaria IbrahimovaGunel Eva
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Clouds On Leashes

Set in modern day Azerbaijan, Grace and her mother Sara start the forty-day mourning period, a tradition required for Muslim widows. Nine-year-old Grace is rendered mute by the trauma of losing her ...
MIDPOINT participants: Gunel EvaMaria IbrahimovaGunel Eva
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