Marina Decristoforo is a (mostly) Brooklyn-based anthropologist, filmmaker, writer, and reluctant singer. Marina's research explores how power, preservation, and death — both semiotic and literal — coincide, intersect, and diverge in the Georgian folk singing communities. Her academic articles, poetry, and essays have appeared in a number of publications throughout the years. Since 2019, Marina has been actively involved in documentary and fiction filmmaking. She has worked in various capacities on projects for the Discovery Channel and the BBC, as well as a number of independent film productions, and has directed several short fiction and documentary films and music videos. With her partner, she is the co-founder and co-director of Pillusion, an international film festival held in a repurposed barn in a small Alpine village in Tyrol, Austria. She occasionally performs Georgian polyphonic songs with various folk choirs and family members.