Rebecca Shapass is a filmmaker and multi-media artist born, raised, and based in New York City. Her art and image-making practice revolve around an interest in exploring femininity in all of it’s forms and expressions. To do this, she investigates her own memories and experiences, reflecting on specific moments, people, and places that have affected and shaped her womanhood. She translates these fleeting moments into found footage and diaristic films, digital art, photography, installations, and performances. Through all forms of her work, Shapass strives to create spaces that foster open dialogues between women struggling with ideas of femininity, female stereotypes, and feminine taboos.

Shapass holds a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she studied Film & TV and Art History. Her films have shown in festivals across the United States including the AE Arthouse Film Festival (Minneapolis, MN) and Women and Minorities Film Festival (Baltimore, MD). In 2018, she was awarded the Malcolm Ross Memorial Film Production Award for the completion of her film When The Lights Go Out. Additionally, Rebecca has been privileged to hold residencies at both Signal Culture (Owego, NY) and NURTUREart (Brooklyn, NY).