SYNOPSIS
With arresting insight, vulnerability, and a delightful sense of humor, Terence Nance’s explosively creative debut feature, AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY, documents the relationship between Nance and a lovely young woman as it teeters on the divide between platonic and romantic. Utilizing a tapestry of live action and various styles of animation, Nance explores the fantasies, emotions, and memories that race through his mind during a singular moment in time.
FILMMAKERS BIO
TERENCE NANCE is an artist born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He comes from a family of actors, photographers, and musicians. Terence began drawing, acting, and writing music as a young child sitting in on his mother’s play rehearsals, and his uncles’ studio sessions. He studied visual art at NYU, and his art making practice includes mixed‐media installation, music, and film. Terence currently resides in Bed‐Stuy Brooklyn along with the rest of The Swarm.
As a successful strategist, entrepreneur, and producer experienced in publishing, new media, music and film production, JAMES BARTLETT has engineered the growth of multiple artists and media brands. James has produced the feature An Oversimplification of Her Beauty as well as several music videos. He is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Media MVMT and Embassy MVMT, media production and artist management companies, and currently serves as the Director of Community Programming at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts.
TRAILER
AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY
WORLD PREMIERE
USA/2011/93min/Color
DIRECTOR: Terence Nance
WRITER: Terence Nance
PRODUCERS: Terence Nance, James Bartlett, Andrew D. Corkin
CINEMATOGRAPHERS: Matthew E. Bray, Shawn Peters
EDITOR: Terence Nance
FEATURING: Terence Nance, Namik Minter, Chanelle Pearson
