David Rimmer
Directing
Internationally celebrated filmmaker David Rimmer has over 25 experimental and documentary film and video productions to his credit. Throughout his prolific career, he has worked primarily in film, video and photography with his expertise extending to a variety of other media. His multi-faceted background includes working in performance, sound, sculpture, holography and dance. His experience as a performer with Yvonne Rainer's company in New York city left Rimmer uniquely qualified to produce such work as "Roadshow" and "Sisyphus," which feature dance as a medium of expression. Widely considered to be a key contributor to the emergence of film as an art form, Rimmer's innovation has led to much acclaim. born in Vancouver in 1942, David Rimmer has spent most of his life in his native city with brief periods in New York (1970-72) and Europe (1973). In addition to his provocative work as an artist, he is an instructor in the film and video program at Emily Carr College of Art and Design.
Known for
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movieOn the Road to Kandahar
2003
Director
movieAn Eye for an Eye
2003
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movieGathering Storm
2003
Director
movieLocal Knowledge
1992
Director
movieRoadshow
1987
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movieAs Seen on TV
1986
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movieSisyphus
1985
Director
movieBricolage
1984
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movieNarrows Inlet
1980
Director
movieAl Neil: A Portrait
1979
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movieCanadian Pacific II
1975
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movieCanadian Pacific I
1974
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movieFracture
1973
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movieWatching for the Queen
1973
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movieSeashore
1971
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movieSurfacing on the Thames
1970
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movieThe Dance
1970
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movieTreefall
1970
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movieBlue Movie
1970
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movieMigration
1969
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movieLandscape
1969
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movieSquare Inch Field
1968
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Head/End
1967
Director
Editing5
Camera2
movieJack Wise: Language of the Brush
1998
Director of Photography
movieBox-A-Rama
1973
Camera Operator
Production2
Acting1
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Visual Effects1
movieOn the Road to Kandahar
2003
Animation