Biography
J.P. Sniadecki is a filmmaker, anthropologist, and professor of documentary media at Northwestern University in Chicago. His films, which include Demolition / Chaiqian (2008), Foreign Parts (with Verena Paravel, 2010), People’s Park (with Libbie Cohn, 2012), Yumen (with Huang Xiang and Xu Ruotao, 2013) and The Iron Ministry (2014), have won many awards at festivals around the world. His work has been featured in the 2014 Whitney Biennale, the 2014 Shanghai Biennale, the UCCA in Beijing, The MoMA, The Guggenheim, The Museum of Natural History in New York, and a special section of BIFF 2012. He has written on Chinese Independent Cinema for Cinema Scope, Visual Anthropology Review, 电影作者 and DV-Made China (Hawaii University Press).
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits

On the Battlefield
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024

On the Battlefield
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024

A Shape of Things to Come
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020

A Shape of Things to Come
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2020

El Mar La Mar
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017

El Mar La Mar
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2017

El Mar La Mar
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2017

El Mar La Mar
Role: Sound Designer
MOVIE • 2017

El Mar La Mar
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2017

El Mar La Mar
Role: Production Design
MOVIE • 2017

The Iron Ministry
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014

Yumen
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2013

KUN 13: Criticizing Ai Weiwei and Wu Haohao
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 2012

People's Park
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2012

The Yellow Bank
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010

Foreign Parts
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010

Foreign Parts
Role: Co-Producer
MOVIE • 2010

Foreign Parts
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 2010

Foreign Parts
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2010

Sichuan Triptych
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010