Who I Am
Adam Witmer is a North Carolina-based independent director, cinematographer and editor specializing in dance and documentary.
He has collaborated on dance films with the Merce Cunningham Trust to re-stage the historic work TRAVELOGUE for film, as well as the Dance Theatre of Harlem to create a filmic version of their iconic FIREBIRD ballet’s pas de deux.
He produced and served as director of photography on the 6-episode performing arts documentary series, PREMIER STAGE AT UNCSA, which aired across the PBS-NC viewing area and his dance performance films VOLANT MATTER and THE WAY BACK have been featured in Dance Magazine’s Friday Film Break series.
He has had the privilege of working with dance figures Virginia Johnson, Larry Keigwin, Susan Jaffe, Tom Gold, Endalyn T. Outlaw, Brenda Daniels, Ashley Lindsey and Grady Bowman.
His work has been officially selected and featured in:
San Fransisco Dance Film Festival
Austin Dance Festival Dance on Film
CineVox Dance Film Festival
Dance Camera West Festival
Dance For Life Festival
FilmFest by Rogue Dancer
Flatlands Dance Film Festival
Rethink Dance Festival
PBS-NC
Los Angeles Dance Film Festival
American Dance Festival’s Movies By Movers
Opine Dance Film Festival
Dance Magazine Friday Film Break
Dance Camera North Festival
DanceFilmmaking.com
RiverRun International Film Festival
Greensboro Dance Film Festival
Graduating from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a degree in filmmaking in 2016, he began his career as a film archivist and projectionist, specializing in 16mm, 35mm and 70mm film inspection and projection. He has projected professionally for the Telluride International Film Festival, the RiverRun International Film Festival, as well as the 70mm theatrical releases of THE HATEFUL EIGHT, DUNKIRK and OPPENHEIMER.
Driven by lifelong fascination with film, Adam Witmer pushes boundaries and explores new ways of manipulating form and aesthetic through the cinematic gaze.
