John Gianvito

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John Gianvito
Occupation
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1986–present

John Gianvito is a U.S. filmmaker, film curator, academic and movie critic.

Background

Gianvito attended the California Institute of the Arts where he earned a BFA, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a MS.[1]

He has worked as a curator with the Harvard Film Archive, and is currently an associate professor with the Department of Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College.[2]

Filmography

A partial list of the films by John Gianvito:[3]

  • The Direct Approach (1978, short film)
  • The Flower of Pain (1983)
  • Address Unknown (1985, co-directed)
  • What Nobody Saw (1990, short)
  • The Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein (2001)
  • Puncture Wounds [September 11] (2002, short film)
  • Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind (2007, short documentary)[4][5]
  • Vapor Trail (Clark) (2010)
  • Far From Afghanistan (2012, co-directed, documentary)
  • Wake (Subic) (2015, documentary)
  • Her Socialist Smile (2020, documentary)[6]

Published works

  • Gianvito, John (2006). Andrei Tarkovsky. Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series). University Press of Mississippi. p. 3. ISBN 1-57806-220-9.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Evans, Gareth (March 23, 2021). "Witness statements: John Gianvito and the committed image". British Film Institute.
  2. ^ "JOHN GIANVITO COLLECTION". Harvard Film Archive.
  3. ^ "John Gianvito". IFFR.
  4. ^ Special Mention:2008 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
  5. ^ Wavelengths: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
  6. ^ 2020: Currents New York Film Festival

External links

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