Nim Shapira is a filmmaker, creative director and new-media artist. His works range from traditional filmmaking to interactive and XR experiences. He has won Webby, Addy, Clio, Promax, and Lovie awards for his digital campaigns, interactive experiences, XR projects and music videos. With his VR immersive experiences, Nim is dedicated to creating a positive social impact in the world. His work revolves around questions of humanism, communication, and empathy. His most recent VR work ‘Bystanding’ is in post-production and set for release in 2021. It is supported by the Canada Media Fund, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, KAN – the Israeli public broadcaster, and Israeli film funds Gesher, Makor, and Pais. Nim is an alumnus of NEW INC, the museum-led cultural incubator, founded by the New Museum. He holds a BFA from the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television in Tel Aviv University.
While at OpenDocLab, Shapira will be workshopping his VR project ‘The Broom’ (2020 IDFA DocLab Forum). The experience will examine participants’ biases as they step into the shoes of an immigrant art-historian turned street-sweeper and travel 40,000 years of art history.