Nomi Talisman (; born 1968) is an Israeli-born, American film director, producer,

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and

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. She is best known for co-producing and co-directing short-documentary ''

Last Day of Freedom ''Last Day of Freedom'' is a 2015 American black and white and color animated short documentary film about racism, the US Criminal Justice System, and mental health issues. The documentary was well received by critics and earned numerous awa ...

'' for which she received Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) nomination at 88th Academy Awards, with Dee Hibbert-Jones. In April 2016, Hibbert-Jones and Talisman were awarded a

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, and won an

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for Last Day of Freedom, at the 45th Annual Northern California Emmy Awards (News and Program Speciality - Documentary Topical). In 2019, Talisman and Hibbert-Jones were awarded a Creative Capital Award to work on their next feature-length animated documentar
Run With It

Biography

Talisman was born in 1968 in Israel. In 2001, Talisman moved to the

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, where she lives and works as a freelance media maker. Her media work with legal mitigation specialists has enabled her to build relationships of trust with the prisoners and families whose stories are part of Talisman and Hibbert-Jones’ project, ''Living Condition''.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2015)

Awards and nominations

Nomi shared following awards and nominations with Hibbert-Jones: * 2019

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Award fo
Run With It
a feature-length animated doc (with Dee Hibbert-Jones) *201
Fellow
of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation * 2016 California Public Defenders Association
Gideon Award
(film), for

(with Dee Hibbert-Jones and Bill Babbitt) * 2016 Veterans Braintrust Award, Black Congressional Caucus, with Dee Hibbert-Jones, for

* 2016 The 45th Annua
Northern California Area EMMY® Award
Documentary-Topical * 2015:

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nomination: ** Best Documentary - Short Subject * 2015:

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** Best Short Documentary Award. * 2015: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival ** Best Short Film - Jury Award ** Duke University, The Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award * 2015: Hamptons International Film Festival ** Golden Starfish Award - Best Documentary Short Film sponsored by ID Films. **Other Festivals (partial list): *** Tallgrass Film Festival – Golden Strands Award, Outstanding Documentary Short Film.8
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(In)Justice For All Film Festival
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References

External links

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Talisman and Jones
official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Talisman, Nomi American animated film producers American animated film directors American women animators Israeli animators Israeli women animators Israeli animated film directors Israeli animated film producers Israeli women film directors Israeli women film producers Artists from California Living people 1966 births American documentary film directors American women documentary filmmakers 21st-century American women Women animated film directors