Directing
Leighton Pierce
EN cinema · 48 credits
Born
27 October 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Rochester, NY, USA
Leighton Pierce, born John Leighton Pierce, is an American experimental filmmaker who works with film, video, sound, and installation. He is also the Dean of the School of Film/Video at CalArts since the summer of 2014. He is best known for his impressionistic technique in video imagery that creates a hypnotic effect as well as his use of sound design. The motif of water is dominant in his work and gave the name to the video series "Memories of Water". Pierce looks for inspiration in his immediate surroundings. He has stated that "in the simplest terms, a film or a video can be considered to be a meaningful experience in time. As a filmmaker, I take that as my mission: through the use of image and sound, I am composing an experience for the audience".
Known for
Filmography
CARBON
Director
Wasp Radial
Director
DECK
Director
White Ash
Director
I Know, I Know
Director
Sitting
2010
Sitting
Director
Stone Moss
Director
Number One
Director
Hammock
Director
Viscera
2004
Viscera
Director
Veiled Red
Director
Wood
2000
Wood
Director
Glass
Director
Memories of Water Parts #21, 6, and 27
1997
Memories of Water Parts #21, 6, and 27
Director
50 Feet of String
Director
Blue Hat
Director
Red Shovel
Director
Thursday
Director
Red Swing
Director
Cumulonimbus
Director
And Sometimes the Boats Are Low
Director, Writer, Producer
Not Much Time
Director
