David de Rozas
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David de Rozas (b. 1979, Spain/United States) is a multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and educator. Merging experimental documentary and contemporary art forms, his practice explores the frictions between history and memory, revisiting the history of colonization and the tensions inherent in processes of decolonization. His films have been screened in international film festivals such as Visions du Réel; True/False; Sheffield DocFest; and Kassel DocFest (all 2018). His international awards include the Jury Award for Best Short Documentary at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2019 and the Best Experimental Film Award at the Smithsonian African American Film Festival 2018. Rozas is the recipient of the 2020 VIA Art Fund Artist Grant. In 2021, he was Artist in Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts in San Francisco.