Annie Berman

Director, Producer, Writer and Editor

A Pope John Paul II lollipop. An Elvis Presley shower curtain. A Princess Diana teacup. These are just some of the countless pieces of memorabilia that these pop culture icons’ most devoted fans collect and cherish – but why? The Faithful‘s director, Annie Berman, explores the deep veneration and legacies of the Pope, the Princess, and the King. Over the course of 20 years, Berman profiles these figures’ biggest fans and makes numerous pilgrimages to Vatican City, Graceland, and Kensington Palace. As the years go by, the film itself becomes increasingly entwined with Berman’s daily life and identity, much like how these officially-licensed knick-knacks define the fans she filmed.

The Faithful

‘Utopia 1.0: Post-Neo-Futurist-Capitalism in 3D!’ explores the remnants of Second Life, a formerly thriving virtual 3D world, and investigates its susceptibility to the same economic pitfalls that plague our ‘real’ world.

Utopia 1.0: Post-Neo-Futurist-Capitalism in 3D!

A virtual film by Annie Berman WINNER, Best Experimental Film at RIFF Rome Independent Film Festival 2014
Set in New York City's famed West Village, but 'shot'  within Google’s mapping application, STREET VIEWS explores how virtual mapping alters our experience of space and identity. With humor and a light touch, Berman attempts to navigate a surreal, disoriented new landscape.

Street Views

OF BIRDS AND BOUNDARIES is an animated documentary short that tells the story of ‘Marty’* a 25-year-old Hasidic family man in Brooklyn, who, yearning for freedom from his community, escapes into his own fantasies, and onto Craigslist, where he meets Annie, a secular filmmaker seeking a Hasidic researcher for her next project. What follows is the development of an unexpected relationship between two unlikely collaborators.

Annie Berman

Director, Producer, Writer and Editor

The Faithful

Utopia 1.0: Post-Neo-Futurist-Capit...

Street Views

Of Birds and Boundaries