Vivian Ostrovsky
Directing
Vivian Ostrovsky (born on November 17th 1945 in New York, United States) is an experimental filmmaker and curator. Despite being born in New York, Ostrovsky spent most of her childhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and did her secondary studies there. She then pursued her studies in psychology and film at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She began working for Ciné-Femmes, a group which fought for feminism and its recognition. In 1980, she became a filmmaker and abandoned her career as an activist. She organized a number of festivals, one of them being Jerusalem. Ostrovsky’s films explore the theme of transit and she situates herself after French filmmaker and critic, Yann Beauvais between the “journal film” and the “collage film”.
Known for
Directing31
movieSon chant
2021
Director
movieUnsound
2019
Director
movieHiatus
2018
Director
DizzyMess
2017
Director
movieLosing the Thread
2015
Director
movieTatitude
2009
Director
movieThe Title Was Shot
2009
Director
Don't Ring
2008
Director
Telepattes
2007
Director
movieIce/Sea
2005
Director
movieNikita Kino
2003
Director
movieWork and Progress
1999
Director
moviePublic Domain
1996
Director
movieM.M. in Motion
1992
Director
movieEat
1988
Director
movie***
1987
Director
movieU.S.S.A.
1985
Director
movieAllers-Venues
1984
Director
movieCopacabana Beach
1983
Director
movieMovie
1982
Director
Plunge
Director
Editing17
movieTatitude
2009
Editor
movieIce/Sea
2005
Editor
movieNikita Kino
2003
Editor
moviePublic Domain
1996
Editor
movieM.M. in Motion
1992
Editor
movieEat
1988
Editor
movieU.S.S.A.
1985
Editor
movieAllers-Venues
1984
Editor
movieMovie
1982
Editor
Sound16
movieLosing the Thread
2015
Sound Editor
movieTatitude
2009
Sound
movieThe Title Was Shot
2009
Sound Editor
Fone Fur Follies
2008
Sound Editor
Telepattes
2007
Sound Editor
movieIce/Sea
2005
Sound
movieNikita Kino
2003
Sound Editor
movieWork and Progress
1999
Sound Editor
movieM.M. in Motion
1992
Sound Editor
movieEat
1988
Sound Editor
movieU.S.S.A.
1985
Sound Editor
movieAllers-Venues
1984
Sound Editor
movieCopacabana Beach
1983
Sound Editor
movieMovie
1982
Sound Editor
Acting15
movieElizabeth Bishop: From Brazil with Love
2025
Narrator (voice)
movieSon chant
2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieHiatus
2018
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBut Elsewhere Is Always Better
2016
Self (voice)
movieCORrespondência e REcorDAÇÕES
2013
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieNikita Kino
2003
Self - Narrator (voice)
Camera8
movieElizabeth Bishop: From Brazil with Love
2025
Director of Photography
movieHiatus
2018
Director of Photography
movieCORrespondência e REcorDAÇÕES
2013
Director of Photography
movieTatitude
2009
Director of Photography
Don't Ring
2008
Director of Photography
movieNikita Kino
2003
Director of Photography
movieM.M. in Motion
1992
Director of Photography
movieU.S.S.A.
1985
Director of Photography
Crew4
Fone Fur Follies
2008
Cinematography
Telepattes
2007
Cinematography
movieWork and Progress
1999
Cinematography
movieCarolyn II
1980
Cinematography