John Gianvito is an American filmmaker, film curator, academic and movie critic.
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| Education | California Institute of the Arts (BFA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
Background
editGianvito 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]
In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Gianvito signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.[3][4][5]
Filmography
editA partial list of the films by John Gianvito:[6]
- 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)[7][8]
- Vapor Trail (Clark) (2010)
- Far From Afghanistan (2012, co-directed, documentary)
- Wake (Subic) (2015, documentary)
- Her Socialist Smile (2020, documentary)[9]
Published works
edit- Gianvito, John (2006). Andrei Tarkovsky. University Press of Mississippi. p. 3. ISBN 1-57806-220-9.
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Further reading
edit- Davidson, David (April 8, 2013). "The Films of John Gianvito". Toronto Film Review. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- "JOHN GIANVITO: "MY SPIRITUAL AND POLITICAL BELIEFS ARE ROOTED IN THE NATURAL WORLD"". desistfilm.com.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Gareth (March 23, 2021). "Witness statements: John Gianvito and the committed image". British Film Institute.
- ^ "JOHN GIANVITO COLLECTION". Harvard Film Archive.
- ^ "Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat". Libération (in French). December 28, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Newman, Nick (December 29, 2023). "Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza". The Film Stage. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire". The Jerusalem Post. December 31, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "John Gianvito". IFFR.
- ^ Special Mention:2008 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
- ^ Wavelengths: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
- ^ 2020: Currents New York Film Festival
External links
edit- "John Gianvito". Emerson College. June 29, 2023.
- John Gianvito at IMDb