David Rimmer

Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
Born1942-01-20
BirthplaceVancouver, Canada

David Rimmer

Directing

Biography

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.

Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring David Rimmer

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VO
EDITION NO. 658
Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper
•1970
6.2
View Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper
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RI
EDITION NO. 884
Real Italian Pizza
•1971
4.5
View Real Italian Pizza

Filmography

Acting (1)

Production & Directing (47)

2008
CollectiveDirector
2008
2008
CollectiveCinematography
2008
2003
6.0
6.0
2003
2003
1998
Jack Wise: Language of the BrushDirector of Photography
7.0
1997
1992
10.0
1987
RoadshowDirector
1986
6.0
1985
SisyphusDirector
1984
BricolageDirector
7.5
1982
10.0
1982
10.0
1980
6.0
5.0
1974
4.5
1973
FractureDirector
6.0
6.5
1973
Box-A-RamaCamera Operator
1971
4.5
1971
SeashoreDirector
6.0
1970
The DanceDirector
2.0
1970
TreefallDirector
6.0
1970
Blue MovieDirector
4.5
1969
MigrationDirector
6.0
1969
LandscapeDirector
1968
1967
Head/​EndDirector
1967
Know PlaceDirector