David Rimmer
David Rimmer (born January 20, 1942 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian avant-garde film director , experimental filmmaker and photographer .
life and work
David Rimmer studied mathematics and economics at the University of British Columbia until 1963 . From 1963 to 1965 he traveled around the world and decided not to be a serious employee for the time being.
From 1965 to 1966 he returned to Vancouver and studied English for a year at the University of British Columbia. In 1967 he began a Masters program in English at Simon Fraser University . He attended a "filmmaking" seminar with Stan Fox, a producer with CBC. With the support of his lecturer he is shooting his first film " Knowplace " which was produced by CBC / Radio-Canada . He decided to drop out of university and become a filmmaker. In 1968 he made his first independent film, Square Inch Field , which won awards at the Yale Film Festival and the St. Lawrence Film Festival. He also worked with Michael Snow for some time .
From 1970 to 1972 he lived in New York City . He then returned to Vancouver and in 1973 toured the Netherlands , Germany , Italy and Great Britain .
David Rimmer was a participant in Documenta 5 in Kassel in 1972 in the Film Show: New American Cinema department .
Rimmer is an exemplary artisan among Canadian experimental filmmakers - his work is consistently subtle and complex, and often very clever.
From 1974 to 1979 he taught filmmaking at the University of British Columbia and since 1979 at Simon Fraser University.
Filmography
(Selection)
- 1967: Knowplace
- 1968: Square Inch Field
- 1970: Forest Industry
- 1970: Surfacing on the Thames
- 1970: The Dance
- 1970: Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper
- 1971: Real Italian Pizza
- 1973: Watching for the Queen
- 1982: Shades of Red
- 1984: Bricolage
- 1986: As Seen on TV
- 1986: Along the Road to Altamira
- 1989: Black Cat / White Cat. It's a Good Cat If It Catches the Mouse. Deng Xiaopeng (TV)
- 1991: Beaurborg Boogie Woogie (TV)
- 1992: Local Knowledge
- 1994: Tiger
- 1994: Pod Jaszczurami
- 1998: Language of the Brush (TV)
- 2004: Padayatra
Literature and Sources
- Exhibition catalog: documenta 5. Survey of Reality - Imagery Today. Catalog. Volume 1: Material. Volume 2: List of exhibits. Kassel 1972.
- documenta archive (ed.); Resubmission d5 - A survey of the archive on documenta 1972. Kassel, Ostfildern 2001, ISBN 3-7757-1121-X .
Web links
- A critical analysis
- David Rimmer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Materials by and about David Rimmer in the documenta archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rimmer, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian film artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver , Canada |