About
Nande Walters is a filmmaker, artist, librarian, and archivist based in Brooklyn, NY. Her interests lie in creating diaristic documentaries, artist books, poetry, and archival research that highlight personal experiences, family history, and Black studies.
Nande's documentary film "Soon Come Back" (2023) has been screened globally and was awarded Best Documentary Film at Tide Film Festival (Brooklyn, NY), nominated for Best Screenplay and won the Spirit of GATFFEST Award at GATFFEST Film Festival (Kingston, Jamaica), and in competition for the Paddington Prize for student films at Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.)
In 2024, Nande co-curated an exhibition of work by students of Black and African descent, Pieces of You, Pieces of Me, for Pratt Institute's School of Art.
Nande holds a Film/Video BFA from Pratt Institute and a Master's in Library Science with an Advanced Certificate in Archives from Queens College. She is currently a Young Adult Librarian at Brooklyn Public Library.