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Kuishi Na Simba
(Living With Lions)
Curiosity Stream, Siima Media, Ouragan Films
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Directed by Erica Rugabandana
Produced by Jacqueline Farmer, Erica Rugabandana, and Julie Busse
DP Cyril Barbacon
Edited by Julie Busse
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Two lionesses and their cubs live a life of abundance on the Serengeti. But when the dry season arrives, the hungry lions prey on the cattle in the neighboring village, where Rugari the cattle herder and his family live. Rugari is faced with a terrible decision. Livestock are his family’s only income, and he could protect them by poisoning the lions. But if he’s caught he will be sent to jail. His daughter Nyange insists that there must be another way.
Festivals
The Old Bear
Co-Directed by Julie Busse and Candice Odgers
Featuring Casey Anderson
With an original music score by M.G. Clark
A film by Think Lemonade Productions and Vision Hawk Films
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When old bears go to the mountain for the last time, they aren't just digging their den - they're digging their graves. Through the interweaving of family stories with the final days of bears in the Alaskan wilderness, "The Old Bear" reflects on what nature can teach us about parenthood, aging, and death.
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Premieres November 2024
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Now Streaming
NY Emmy Nomination:
Cultural Documentary
Directed by Nic Petry
Edited and Written by Julie (Rooney) Busse
With an original music score by Gregory Richardson
Produced by Caroline Cronson and Duke Dang
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Amidst the pandemic, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim produced performing arts creative bubbles for artists to work safely together again. Go behind the scenes as artists return to the studio and stage for the first time since the pandemic. Featuring Music From The Sole, Les Ballet Afrik, Ephrat Asherie Dance, The Missing Element, Jamar Roberts, and Seven Deadly Sins.
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Live Performance
Wild Places
Music by Aaron Travers
Video by Julie Busse
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Explore some of the world's last wild places in this orchestral and video collaboration.
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Premieres November 17, 2024
at the Indiana University Cinema
Festivals
(Re)Brilliancy Workshops
Presented by The Clinic and the Kaiser Permanente Nurse Scholars Program
Directed by Drummond West and Tara Rynders
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This feature documentary follows the work and philosophy of The Clinic, a group of artists who use play, art, and movement to create immersive experiences for health care professionals, to remember their (re)brilliancy and rekindle the joy that comes from caring for and being cared by another human being.
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Premiered May 9th, 2024 at the
SIE FilmCenter in Denver, Colorado
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About
Julie Busse is a Jackson Wild Award winning, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, film editor, and producer. She’s known for her dance-informed, empathetic editing style that prioritizes storytelling through movement. She specializes in nature film, dance film, art cinema, especially stories which explore human-animal intersectionality.
Julie received her MFA in film from the University of Colorado Boulder. For a decade she was the lead editor for Dancing Camera Productions in New York City. Additionally, she has exhibited experimental films and performances across the country since 2009.
She feels dance film and nature film perfectly compliment each other in their lyrical flow, non-verbal storytelling, and stories of awe and triumph.
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In her free time, Julie is involved with the circus arts as an acrobat and plays in a local Denver band "You, Again".
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Homebase
Denver, CO​​​
Contact: juliekbusse@gmail.com
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Rabbit in Paris
Dodo in Paris
Rabbit in Paris
Cover video credits: "Wild Places" Source photos by Aaron Travers
Isolation to Creation Video and Image Credits: Image of Les Ballet Afrik; Background video, filmed by Nic Petry of Dancing Camera, edited by Julie Rooney