Born in Michigan, J.P. Sniadecki is a filmmaker and anthropologist whose films have screened at festivals such as the Berlinale, Locarno IFF, New York FF, Viennale, BAFICI, Beijing Independent FF, and at museums and galleries such as the Guggenheim and MoMA, MAC in Vienna, UCCA in Beijing and 2014 Whitney Biennale. He is also a professor of filmmaking in the Performing and Media Arts Department at Cornell University.