| John Gianvito | |
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| Education | California Institute of the Arts (BFA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
John Gianvito is an American 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.
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.
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.
Filmography
A partial list of the films by John Gianvito:
- 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 (2002, short film)
- Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind (2007, short documentary)
- Vapor Trail (Clark) (2010)
- Far From Afghanistan (2012, co-directed, documentary)
- Wake (Subic) (2015, documentary)
- Her Socialist Smile (2020, documentary)
Published works
- Gianvito, John (2006). Andrei Tarkovsky. University Press of Mississippi. p. 3. ISBN 1-57806-220-9.
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Further reading
- 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
- 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
- "John Gianvito". Emerson College. June 29, 2023.
- John Gianvito at IMDb