About

Known credits:
48
Birthday:
1954-10-27
Place of birth:
Rochester, NY, USA
Website:
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Leighton Pierce

Overview

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

Directing
2024 Wasp Radial Directing Director N/A
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2023 South Los Angeles Street Directing Director N/A
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2022 Everything's gonna be OK Directing Director N/A
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2018 DECK Directing Director 61
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2016 Candle Loopedy Loop Directing Director N/A
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2014 White Ash Directing Director 59
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2012 Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand Directing Director N/A
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2010 Sitting Directing Director 59
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2010 Retrograde Premonition Directing Director 59
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2010 Sharp Edge Blunt Directing Director 59
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2010 I Know, I Know Directing Director N/A
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2008 Stone Moss Directing Director N/A
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2007 Number One Directing Director N/A
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2006 My Person in the Water Directing Director 59
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2005 Hammock Directing Director N/A
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2004 Viscera Directing Director N/A
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2003 A Private Happiness Directing Director N/A
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2003 Pink Socks Directing Director N/A
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2002 37th & Lex. Directing Director N/A
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2002 Water Seeking its Level Directing Director N/A
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2002 Fall (3 parts) Directing Director N/A
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2002 Evaporation Directing Director N/A
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2001 The Back Steps Directing Director N/A
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2001 Veiled Red Directing Director 59
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2000 Wood Directing Director 59
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2000 Folded Time, Take 17 Directing Director N/A
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1998 Glass Directing Director N/A
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1997 Memories of Water Parts #21, 6, and 27 Directing Director N/A
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1996 Puppy-Go-Round Directing Director N/A
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1995 50 Feet of String Directing Director 59
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1994 Deer Isle #8: Going Out (in the morning) Directing Director N/A
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1993 Blue Hat Directing Director N/A
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1992 Red Shovel Directing Director N/A
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1992 Deer Isle #5: The Crossing Directing Director N/A
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1991 Thursday Directing Director N/A
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1991 Principles of Harmonic Motion Directing Director N/A
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1989 You Can Drive the Big Rigs Directing Director N/A
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1988 What's Left is Wind Directing Director N/A
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1987 On the Road Going Through Directing Director N/A
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1986 Red Swing Directing Director N/A
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1984 The Miracle of Change Directing Director N/A
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1984 These Are the Directions I Give to a Stranger Directing Director N/A
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1983 And Sometimes the Boats Are Low Directing Director 59
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1982 Not Much Time Directing Director N/A
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1981 He Said Without Moving Directing Director N/A
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1980 He Likes to Chop Down Trees Directing Director 59
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Writing
1983 And Sometimes the Boats Are Low Writing Writer 59
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Production
1983 And Sometimes the Boats Are Low Production Producer 59
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