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Trisha Ziff

British filmmaker and curator

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Trisha Ziff was a British curator, exhibition curator, film director and writer.

Trisha Ziff (born 21 July 1956) is a British curator and documentary filmmaker. She is a 2000 Guggenheim Fellow and her work includes Chevolution, The Mexican Suitcase (2012), and The Man Who Saw Too Much (2015).

Biography Ziff was born on 21 July 1956 in Leeds, England, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for "a study of the historical narrative of the San Patricios in a contemporary context". In 2006, she served as curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum's exhibition on the Che Guevara photograph Guerrillero Heroico, criticizing the V&A's decision to not honor her request to invite her long-time friend and president of Sinn Féin Gerry Adams. Despite the success of the exhibit,

Ziff made her documentary debut co-directing with Luis Lopez the 2008 film Chevolution, centered on the aforementioned Guevara photograph. She later directed a feature documentary named Witkin and Witkin (2017),

Ziff was married to Spanish photographer Pedro Meyer until their divorce.

Filmography Chevolution (2008) The Mexican Suitcase (2012) The Man Who Saw Too Much (2015) Witkin and Witkin (2017) A Tale of Two Kitchens (2019) A Ballymurphy Man (2025)

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Born
United Kingdom
Nationality
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Also known as
Trisha Ziff-Meyer

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British filmmaker and curator

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Trisha Ziff was a curator, exhibition curator, film director and writer.

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· Wikipedia: Trisha Ziff

· Wikidata: Q6152879

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