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Leighton Pierce
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".
As director
CARBON
Wasp Radial
South Los Angeles Street
Everything's gonna be OK
DECK
Candle Loopedy Loop
White Ash
Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
I Know, I Know
Retrograde Premonition
Sitting
Sharp Edge Blunt
Stone Moss
Number One
My Person in the Water
Hammock
Viscera
A Private Happiness
Pink Socks
37th & Lex.
Fall (3 parts)
Evaporation
Water Seeking its Level
Veiled Red
The Back Steps
Wood
Folded Time, Take 17
Glass
Memories of Water Parts #21, 6, and 27
Puppy-Go-Round