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essam osman
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This submission includes flyers and promotional materials showcasing Essam Osman’s photography and videography for festivals he co-produced with The Theorists from 2017-2019. His work has been an essential part of Austin’s arts scene, capturing performances, interviews, and community events.

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While this sample highlights his collaborations from 2017-2019, Essam’s work in Austin spans over a decade, from 2015 to 2025, demonstrating his long-term commitment to documenting and amplifying the city’s diverse creative communities. His contributions include live performance videography, festival documentation, and storytelling through film, ensuring that Austin’s cultural and artistic legacy is preserved and accessible to broader audiences.

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For this work sample, we are submitting Essam Osman’s Community Reel, which showcases his videography and interview work capturing diverse artistic and cultural events from 2015 to 2025.
 

Featured Projects in the Reel:
 

  • hAmaro Fest 2023 – Videography & interviews for Romani and Indian artist Oliver Rajamani’s festival, highlighting the intersection of Indian and Romani musical traditions.

  • Wings School of the Arts at REST Fest 2024 – Documenting performances by youth and community-based artists, reinforcing accessible and intergenerational arts education.

  • Community Highlights (2015-2025) – A decade-long collection of interviews, performances, and community arts events, showcasing Austin’s rich cultural landscape.
     

Accessibility & Language Inclusion:
 

  • English & Spanish Captions – The video includes bilingual captions on YouTube, making the content accessible for both English and Spanish-speaking audiences.

  • Representation of Diverse Artists – The reel features immigrant, BIPOC, and disabled artists, ensuring cultural equity in Austin’s creative scene.

  • Archival Documentation – Preserving culturally significant performances through professional videography.

Essam’s dedication to storytelling through film has provided essential documentation for Austin’s cultural and artistic community, ensuring these performances and narratives remain visible for years to come while making them accessible to Spanish-speaking and hearing-impaired audiences.

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Essam Osman co-produced Theorist Festival October 2017 at the Zilker Hillside Theater.
His work was in-kind and he was not paid any grant money from the City of Austin
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For this work sample, we are submitting documentation of Essam Osman’s videography and interview work at the 2017 Austin Dance Festival, where he filmed and interviewed The Theorists performing in collaboration with DanceAbility group Body Shift of Art Spark in an outdoor site-specific performance on 3rd Street in Downtown Austin.
 

1. Performance & Accessibility Focus
 

The performance showcased integrated dance, featuring artists of all abilities, reinforcing the values of inclusion, accessibility, and artistic expression in Austin’s dance community. The collaboration between The Theorists and Body Shift highlighted the transformative power of movement for dancers with disabilities and the importance of equity in the arts.
 

2. Videography & Documentation by Essam Osman
 

  • Essam filmed the full performance and captured the dynamic movement in a site-specific outdoor setting in downtown Austin.

  • His work provided high-quality archival footage for accessibility initiatives, allowing audiences unable to attend in person to experience the performance.

  • He conducted post-show interviews with dancers and organizers, documenting their experiences in creating accessible dance spaces.
     

3. Community Impact & Media Representation
 

  • This documentation amplifies the voices of disabled artists, ensuring their work is recognized and represented in media archives.

  • The outdoor, public nature of the performance allowed for audience engagement across different backgrounds and communities, making dance more accessible.

  • Essam’s work continues to support inclusive performance spaces by preserving and sharing narratives that prioritize diverse representation in Austin’s performing arts scene.
     

Through his videography, Essam Osman has played a critical role in documenting and preserving dance works that center accessibility, inclusion, and creative expression in Austin’s public spaces.

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