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Having worked as a cinematographer for commercials, music videos, and documentaries, NAKED WORLD director and producer Arlene Donnelly Nelson brings her wealth of technical knowledge, creative history and progressive vision to each project. Donnelly is a self-taught director/cinematographer with degrees in Philosophy and Fine Art Photography. Donnelly served as the principal cinematographer on "Voices of Women," an independent documentary focusing on the 1995 NGO Worldwide Women's Conference in Beijing, China. The film reached thousands of people as it toured the country and was screened at the White House. Donnelly recently served as cinematographer on Christopher Guest's latest film, " A Mighty Wind" for Castle Rock Entertainment. For more information, contact
NudeAdrift@earthlink.net.
INTERVIEW
HBO: How did you meet Spencer?
ARLENE: I met Spencer 8 years ago, in the East Village, when he was working solely in NYC, he had yet to do a large group installation and was working exclusively with individuals and very small groups. I was hired to shoot footage of his early morning projects for a local cable TV show. I was instantly fascinated with the people that chose to take part in them and by the reactions of the people that happened upon these almost surreal events.
HBO: How long have you been making films?
ARLENE: I have been a cinematographer for 12 years and I have been directing for 5.
HBO: What was the most challenging aspect about filming this project?
ARLENE: This was a large scale world tour and I was traveling with a very small crew, we had to be mobile and act spontaneously. It was challenging keeping up with Spencer's journey, which could change at a moments notice, as he was being invited to create his large scale installations in different cities throughout the world. The terrorist actions on 9-11 and tensions between India and Pakistan affected our itinerary as well. Spencer decided to cancel his installation in India, this country was now off our map.
HBO: What would you like viewers to walk away from this film with?
ARLENE: I would like people to think about their relationship with their bodies and I would hope that they could find acceptance and appreciation for what they have. I also wanted to expand people's definitions of what art is and what art can be.
HBO: What's next for you?
ARLENE: I'm currently developing two feature length documentaries that explore sub-cultures within American society. Bringing audiences into worlds they would otherwise never know.
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