I am a French-to-English translator with over 10 years of diverse experience. In addition to the projects listed below, these books, and these plays, my translation portfolio also includes: 

    • archival documents & correspondence
    • certified translations of visa application materials
    • grant applications & other funding request materials
    • legal documents
    • birth certificates
    • marketing copy
    • press clippings
    • show presentation packets
    • tech riders
    • website text

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    Amelia did an exemplary job in translating a difficult text - a contemporary adaptation of Jean Genet's 1958 play Les nègres - within certain formatting and time constraints. Her work was professional and polished and we would not hesitate to avail ourselves of her expertise in the future.

    Josh Siegel, Curator in MoMA's Department of Film

    Film Translation

    I have translated and edited film scripts, subtitles, and creative briefs for the projects below, as well as forthcoming titles from Groupe Fair-Play and Wontanara Productions.

    Magazine Translation


    Building a Documentary Around Sound  | Canada Media Fund

    Usually, cinema revolves around images. Yet with documentaries, a project’s source material can sometimes be sound. Last year, two documentaries demonstrated it’s possible to construct a hard-hitting narrative around audio: Like a Spiral, by French-Moroccan director Lamia Chraibi, and Intercepted, by Canadian-Ukrainian filmmaker Oksana Karpovych. The two filmmakers spoke about their projects.  In the documentary short Like a Spiral five migrant women tell director Lamia Chraibi about the traumas...
    NICE magazine cover features man's portrait on Côte d'Ivoire flag

    NICE N°2 – Edition Abidjan

    The NICE Magazine exhibits the works of a young generation of African photographers, designers and writers and showcases their perspectives, aesthetics, styles and stories. The publication represents a unique collaboration between the association Klaym, Côte d’Ivoire-raised photographer Flurina Rothenberger, Zurich design agency Hammer and several up-and-coming young talents from numerous African countries. Publisher: Klaym Editor-in-Chief: Flurina Rothenberger Art Direction and Design: Ham

    Interpretation Experience

    • Eva Doumbia (Autophagies (Self-Eaters) tour, 2023)
    • Alexandre Bella Ola (Autophagies (Self-Eaters) tour, 2023)
    • Latifa Ibn Ziaten (Alliance Française of New Orleans, 2022)
    • Felwine Sarr (Duke University, 2021)
    • Hortense Archambault (Under the Radar Festival, 2021)
    • Caroline Guiela Nguyen (Festival d'Avignon, 2020)
    • Charlotte Boimare & Magali Solignat (CUNY Segal Center, 2019)
    • Ariane Mnouchkine (Park Avenue Armory, 2017)


    Men kneeling ladle stew out of a big pot on the floor, woman speaks at microphone

    Food Origins & Evolution

    The way we eat and talk about food is linked to our individual and collective identities. On this week's show, we look at the origins of some of our favorite foods and common misconceptions about them. We meet playwright and stage director Eva Doumbia. Her performance piece, Autophagies (Self-Eaters), which was performed in New Orleans in March, explores food history, its colonial legacies, and human cost. Eva joined us in our studio, along with interpreter Amelia Parenteau.

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