Uncanny: The Dolls of Mariana Monteagudo is a documentary film that offers a close look into the artist’s life, process, and sculptural practice.

 

Through studio footage, personal reflection, and observational moments, the film traces the development of Monteagudo’s work and the environment in which it is created. It reveals a practice shaped by material transformation, lived experience, and a sustained commitment to making.

 

Rather than explaining the work, the documentary captures the conditions from which it emerges, where memory, intuition, and process converge.

Produced by filmmaker Elaine Minionis, the film was realized through a deliberately intimate, one-person production approach. This closeness shapes the perspective throughout, allowing the camera to remain attentive to process, gesture, and material. The result is a direct and unmediated view into the artist’s practice, where moments unfold with a sense of immediacy and quiet observation.

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In 2020, the film received an Emmy Award and was broadcast on PBS, marking a significant moment of recognition within a broader cultural context.

 

Duration: 28 minutes, 36 seconds