BOBBY ABATE (Brooklyn, NY) is a queer artist, filmmaker, and editor whose work has been showcased at the MoMA, The New York Film Festival, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, and the San Francisco Cinematheque. Critics celebrated their first feature, Certain Women, co-directed with Peggy Ahwesh; and the MoMA called the film “as sustained and as successful as Todd Haynes’ acclaimed Far From Heaven” with an “almost opposite approach.” Film Comment Magazine named Bobby one of the top 25 emerging filmmakers for the 21st century. They were also the recipient of the Princess Grace Award, the DVAA fellowship, and Leighton International Artist Exchange Grant. A member of the Television Academy, Bobby served as editor for seasons 3 and 4 of the Queer docuseries “We’re Here” on HBO, which recently won a Peabody Award. Additionally, they create animations for renowned drag performer Sasha Velour. They have a master’s in filmmaking from Bard College and a certificate in screenwriting from the Binger Institute in Amsterdam.
BOBBY ABATE (Brooklyn, NY) is a queer artist, filmmaker, and editor whose work has been showcased at the MoMA, The New York Film Festival, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, and the San Francisco Cinematheque. Critics celebrated their first feature, Certain Women, co-directed with Peggy Ahwesh; and the MoMA called the film “as sustained and as successful as Todd Haynes’ acclaimed Far From Heaven” with an “almost opposite approach.” Film Comment Magazine named Bobby one of the top 25 emerging filmmakers for the 21st century. They were also the recipient of the Princess Grace Award, the DVAA fellowship, and Leighton International Artist Exchange Grant. A member of the Television Academy, Bobby served as editor for seasons 3 and 4 of the Queer docuseries “We’re Here” on HBO, which recently won a Peabody Award. Additionally, they create animations for renowned drag performer Sasha Velour. They have a master’s in filmmaking from Bard College and a certificate in screenwriting from the Binger Institute in Amsterdam.