About Naomi Angel

 

Naomi Angel has worked in South Africa, Japan, Australia and Canada as a producer, journalist and marketing officer in the non-profit sector. She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of British Columbia and completed her MA in Media Studies at Concordia University. Her MA thesis focused on race and representation in the media, highlighting mixed-race representation in film. Her more recent research focuses on cultural memory and the processes of memorialization. She is currently a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University.

In particular, Naomi is interested in the ways in which Truth Commissions speak to issues of historical responsibility, allowing for memory to rectify some of the intentional absences of history. There have been dozens of Truth Commissions implemented around the world as a way to deal with transitional justice. Naomi plans to closely watch the development of the Canadian Truth And Reconciliation Commission as a contemporary example where discourses of human rights, cultural memory and the project of nation-building intersect.

 

Past Projects:

Project Manager – Independent Production Fund (IPF)

The IPF is a not-for-profit organization that administers funds to support and promote the Canadian television industry.

Managing Editor – Capitalmag.ca

Capitalmag.ca is an online arts and culture magazine focusing on film, politics and art. For each issue, a guest editor is invited in to curate an eclectic selection of articles and art called “Mash.” The magazine is currently on hiatus but back issues can be found at www.capitalmag.ca.

Associate Producer – Brocket 99 – Rockin’ the Country

Brocket 99 – Rockin’ the Country is a feature documentary film that focused on issues of humour, race, Aboriginal history and discrimination in Canada. The film has been screened around the world including: the Need2Know Film Series in Caracas, Venezuala (2006), the First People’s Festival in Montreal (2006), and the Arizona International Film Festival (2007).

Marketing Officer – Fair Trade and Tourism South Africa (FTTSA)

Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa is a non-profit organization that promotes equitable business practices and respect for human rights, diverse cultures and the environment through responsible tourist practices.