The Foreigner

Michael Oblowitz is a South African filmmaker who has directed and produced a number of critically acclaimed movies and videos. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Oblowitz is a Fine Arts and Philosophy graduate of the University of Capetown and holds an M.A. in Film from Columbia University. Oblowitz... was involved in New York's No Wave subculture. His early fine arts short films have been shown in the Whitney Museum’s No Wave Cinema series, as part of a tribute to the innovative work of filmmakers and artists in Manhattan’s Lower East Village. His first feature, the avant-garde 1985 film noir King Blank, starring Will Patton and Ron Vawter, was presented at numerous international film festivals. Oblowitz has collaborated on film and video projects with major New York artists including Joseph Kosuth, Vito Acconci, Lawrence Weiner, Joan Jonas and Spaulding Gray. His work has been screened at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Walker Art Center, as well Paris’ Cinemateque and Beubourg Museum.
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