Leighton Pierce
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 27, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- Rochester, NY, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
CARBON
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Wasp Radial
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South Los Angeles Street
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Everything's gonna be OK
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DECK
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Candle Loopedy Loop
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White Ash
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Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand
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I Know, I Know
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Retrograde Premonition
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Sitting
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Sharp Edge Blunt
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Stone Moss
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Number One
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My Person in the Water
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Hammock
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Viscera
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A Private Happiness
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Pink Socks
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37th & Lex.
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Fall (3 parts)
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Water Seeking its Level
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Evaporation
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Veiled Red
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The Back Steps
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Wood
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Folded Time, Take 17
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Glass
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Memories of Water Parts #21, 6, and 27
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Puppy-Go-Round
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50 Feet of String
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Deer Isle #8: Going Out (in the morning)
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Blue Hat
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Red Shovel
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Deer Isle #5: The Crossing
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Thursday
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Principles of Harmonic Motion
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You Can Drive the Big Rigs
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What's Left is Wind
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On the Road Going Through
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Red Swing
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Cumulonimbus
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These Are the Directions I Give to a Stranger
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The Miracle of Change
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And Sometimes the Boats Are Low
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Not Much Time
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He Said Without Moving
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He Likes to Chop Down Trees
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