Archive
Soon Come Back is a poetic documentary about migration’s effect on my family’s relationships to “home” in Jamaica and the US, and my feelings of alienation being a child of the diaspora.
Editor - “Big Girl - Summer Sickness” Music Video dir. Josephine Cardoni
Video by Nande Walters + Music by V3ralyn
Production Design Assistant - 88 Rising Music Video dir. Eileen Yoon + prod. design Josephine Cardoni
I talk about my journey with my hair as a black girl, based on a written piece of mine from the summer of 2019.
In this project, I compare images of slaves and examples of scientific racism, like the story of the Hottentot Venus, to contemporary images by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Bloodline is an ongoing documentary project by Nande Walters. In this first part, I learn about my family tree, history, and memories.
A socially anxious college student reluctantly heads to a party attempting to make new friends.
Here are all the films I've made during my freshman year of college!
In this documentary, Luana talks about their identity and her relationship with art, music, photography, and videography.
This experimental film is inspired by color, nature, and the city.
A documentary on my friend Mackie Mallison and his filmmaking process.
An analysis of mixed-raced archetypes in American media from slavery to the Harlem Renaissance.
Quick poem written in August of 2022, now contextualized with imagery and anthropological artifacts
A look into cultural theorist Stuart Hall’s views on the Caribbean diaspora and The Black Triangle.
Comparing Jamaica’s cinematic history to Khalik Allah’s Black Mother reveals film techniques that convey the local, tourist, and diasporic perspectives.
In this project, I compare images of slaves and examples of scientific racism, like the story of the Hottentot Venus, to contemporary images by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
An analysis of the 1959 film Imitation of Life and themes of race and class, passing, social mobility, and escapism.
A mind map analysis of themes in The Help: The White Savior Complex, privilege, the Magical Negro, poverty porn, and more.
An analysis of sound design in Skate Kitchen (2018). A coming-of-age film about a group of women skaters in NYC.
A Ways of Seeing Cinema presentation on filmmaker Barry Jenkins. Based on Morgan Jerkins 2018 Believer article.
This book is the second in a series of artist books called Bloodline. Bloodline is a documentary I made about my family tree in 2019, and its sequel will be my senior thesis film in 2023. For this artist book, I used an index card holder to create a collection of items that summarize my grandmother and her mother.
I’m starting to work on my senior thesis film, a sequel to Bloodline. I’ve become fascinated with archives and art books, and this book is my first attempt at gathering the digital photos, the Ancestry family tree I’ve grown through digging around the internet, and other media that represent main characters and moments that influenced me to make this project.
A zine to celebrate Kickback’s first year! All the events, creations, friends, and reflections.
Created by Nande Walters and Zenzelé Clarke
A Kickback x Oral Rinse Collab Zine, a showcase of people's very interesting artistic endeavors, collaborative projects, and community.
In this project, I compare images of slaves and examples of scientific racism, like the story of the Hottentot Venus, to contemporary images by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Illustrations of album covers (Tyler, the Creator - Igor, Solange - When I Get Home, Rico Nasty - Anger Management)
A zine for my LCD final, based on my film 'Who Are You Really?' for my Fiction I Final.
(featured in NY Queer Zine Fair)
Portfolio for Light, Color, and Design Studio (SP 2019)
About Martin Rennalls, Jamaican filmmaker and educator.
About Joe Harriott, Jamaican saxophonist and pioneer of freeform Jazz
About Una Marson, Jamaican writer, journalist, and editor.
My visit to the National Gallery of Jamaica during the Kingston Biennal 2022.
Newspaper ads from Jamaica (1943) and New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio (late 1800s mid-1900s I don’t remember)
In a recently published New York Times article, “Read Your Way Through Kingston, Jamaica” author Marlon James gives readers a list of novels that capture the complex island of Jamaica. This is my list of novels, stories, poems, and academic texts about jamaica and the Caribbean.
This book is the second in a series of artist books called Bloodline. Bloodline is a documentary I made about my family tree in 2019, and its sequel will be my senior thesis film in 2023. For this artist book, I used an index card holder to create a collection of items that summarize my grandmother and her mother.
My dad and I visited National Museum Jamaica in Kingston and got a wonderful tour from one of the outreach officers Stephanie Rose who explained the legacy of Taíno and African cultures in Jamaica.
Shot in December of 2019 and edited in 2022, my dad and I look through my great aunt's photo albums in Kingston. This was after showing my 2019 film Bloodline to my parents.
In September of 2022 started downloading images from archives and adding basic metadata. That data will be added here over time, but sources include the National Library of Jamaica, the Caribbean Photo Archive, the Library of Congress, and LIFE.
Taken by my mom, March 2021
Summer ideation, presented in the first weeks of my senior thesis class.
A spreadsheet displaying the number of enslaved people owned by my ancestors on my maternal grandfather’s side. The Mitchell, Mullings, Russell, and Swaby families all lived in St Elizabeth during the early 1800s according to Jamaican Almanacs.
This Google Earth project traces slavery and colonization in the West Indies, specifically Jamaica
I’m starting to work on my senior thesis film, a sequel to Bloodline. I’ve become fascinated with archives and art books, and this book is my first attempt at gathering the digital photos, the Ancestry family tree I’ve grown through digging around the internet, and other media that represent main characters and moments that influenced me to make this project.
Drawings of landscapes and enslaved people in Jamaica by William Berryman, 1808-1815.
The trailer for my 2019 documentary Bloodline. This is an ongoing documentary project, and in this first part, I learn about my family tree, history, and memories.
I searched through the New York Public Library (and other archives) to find visuals of Jamaica and connect them to towns and decades where my ancestors lived. In the process, I found descriptions of real people in my family tree, portraits, photographs of property, and court proceedings. I also found slave inventories, postings for runaway slaves, and European illustrations of negro communities.
Comparable films for my upcoming senior thesis film, Bloodline 2.
Bloodline: Umbilical Ties - In a search for details of her family's past, Nande visits Jamaica for photos and stories to create an ancestral map across the Atlantic.
This documentary is inspired by a conversation with my mom about our family history.
In this episode, I talk about feeling like a fraud as an artist. Imposter syndrome is feeling like a failure and unworthy of your achievements despite evidence that says otherwise. This term has been in my vocabulary for a couple of years so listen as I break down some of the symptoms and tips of overcoming this effect! Links are below and feel free to message me with questions! <3
In this episode, I talk about feeling like a fraud as an artist. Imposter syndrome is feeling like a failure and unworthy of your achievements despite evidence that says otherwise. This term has been in my vocabulary for a couple of years so listen as I break down some of the symptoms and tips of overcoming this effect! Links are below and feel free to message me with questions! <3
In this episode, I talk about feeling like a fraud as an artist. Imposter syndrome is feeling like a failure and unworthy of your achievements despite evidence that says otherwise. This term has been in my vocabulary for a couple of years so listen as I break down some of the symptoms and tips of overcoming this effect! Links are below and feel free to message me with questions! <3
October 2021. The small apartment of a girl making a film. Laundry piles on the desk chair, tender karaoke in the living room, and a needy cat that makes life worth living. Mundane moments immortalized on SD cards and fleeting iPhone storage. Memories not worth remembering, yet cherished.