Samara Halperin is a video and film artist living in the

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whose works deal with themes of the queer community, often through stop-motion animation. They use video to combat the lack of queer representation in the media. They have taught video classes at

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since 2002. They received a BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Fine arts from California College of the Arts.

Filmography

*2001: ''Tumbleweed Town'' *2002: ''Sorry Brenda'' *2004: ''Arcade Trade'' *2006: ''Hard Hat Required'' *2008: ''The Leather Daddy and the Unicorn''

Awards

Goldie Award for outstanding achievements in the arts from The San Francisco Bay Guardian Newspaper 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Halperin, Samara Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American video artists Artists from San Francisco Rhode Island School of Design alumni California College of the Arts alumni Mills College faculty