On the Work of Katie Bird (Chiara Grizzaffi and Annalisa Pellino w/ Kevin B. Lee)

From The Video Essay Podcast by The Video Essay Podcast

October 26, 2025 · 35 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the videographic work of Katie Bird, focusing on her innovative use of video as a creator's statement.

Today's episode of The Video Essay Podcast features a conversation hosted by Kevin B. Lee with Chiara Grizzaffi and Annalisa Pellino, who discuss the videographic work of Katie Bird, including the essay, " With a Camera in Hand, I Was Alive ," and in particular Bird's innovative use of a video as a creator's statement. The discussion functions as a companion to the recent conversation on this podcast between Bird and Johannes Binotto. This episode is the ninth in an ongoing collaboration between The Video Essay Podcast and "The Video Essay: Memories, Ecologies, Bodies," a three-year research project on video essays led by Kevin B. Lee, Locarno Film Festival Professor for the Future of Cinema at USI University of Lugano, with Johannes Binotto and Evelyn Kreutzer, and funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Editing by Elsa Despoix. Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Learn more at the pod's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Get the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Music by Ketsa.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin B. Lee

Guests: Chiara Grizzaffi, Annalisa Pellino

Topics covered

video essays
Katie Bird
cinema
creative statements
film analysis
collaboration

Keywords

video essay
Katie Bird
cinema
creative statement
film analysis
Chiara Grizzaffi
Annalisa Pellino

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Locarno Film Festival, Swiss National Science Foundation

Books & works: With a Camera in Hand, I Was Alive