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Yehuda Sharim

Yehuda Sharim is a writer, filmmaker, poet, and photographer, and is currently a faculty member at the Global Arts, Media, and Writing Program at the University of California, Merced. His work reflects on the relationship between the quotidian and the poetic to explore new potentialities of the imagination. Sharim’s films have appeared in film festivals, artistic venues, and universities across the world. His latest work, El Ojo Comienza En La Mano (The Eye Begins in The Hand, 2022), is the winner and finalist of more than nine international awards and has been screened in more than fifty film festivals worldwide. Please visit sharimstudio.com to learn more about his extensive body of work.

A person is standing in the street at night with arms raised, facing a brightly lit building with glass windows. Cars and lights blur past, creating a sense of motion and energy in the city scene.
After the War: An Ultrasonic Meditation
A fitting room with lavender curtains, a wooden platform, a large mirror, several pairs of shoes, a white folding chair, and white dresses hanging in front of a bright orange wall.
Reparaciones
A video camera on a tripod stands on a dusty construction site with gravel piles, trucks, and industrial structures in the background under a clear sky.
Experiments in Freedom: An Interview with Yehuda Sharim
A small house at night with red curtains and a warmly lit porch stands out against a dark sky. Trees and parked cars are dimly visible in the shadows surrounding the house.
A Map of Light
A worn beige sofa sits alone on a dirt patch in front of railroad tracks, with industrial buildings and parked trucks in the background under a cloudy sky.
Central Valley Portraits
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