David Rimmer
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David Rimmer

Jan 20, 1942 - Vancouver, Canada

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.

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Movie1985Home Movies 1971-81

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Movie1970Variations on a Cellophane WrapperDirectorDirecting
Movie1973Box-A-RamaCamera OperatorCamera
Movie1971Real Italian PizzaDirectorDirecting
Movie1970Surfacing on the ThamesDirectorDirecting
Movie2003An Eye for an EyeEditorEditing
Movie2003An Eye for an EyeDirectorDirecting
Movie1975Canadian Pacific IIDirectorDirecting
Movie1974Canadian Pacific IDirectorDirecting
Movie2003Gathering StormDirectorDirecting
Movie2003Gathering StormEditorEditing
Movie1982Shades of RedDirectorDirecting
Movie1982Shades of RedProducerProduction
Movie2003On the Road to KandaharEditorEditing
Movie2003On the Road to KandaharAnimationVisual Effects
Movie1973Watching for the QueenDirectorDirecting
Movie1968Square Inch FieldDirectorDirecting
Movie1967Head/​EndDirectorDirecting
Movie1990Black Cat, White Cat It's a Good Cat if it Catches the MouseProducerProduction
Movie1990Black Cat, White Cat It's a Good Cat if it Catches the MouseWriterWriting
Movie1990Black Cat, White Cat It's a Good Cat if it Catches the MouseCinematographyCrew
Movie1990Black Cat, White Cat It's a Good Cat if it Catches the MouseDirectorDirecting
Movie1990Black Cat, White Cat It's a Good Cat if it Catches the MouseEditorEditing
Movie1969MigrationDirectorDirecting
Movie1970TreefallDirectorDirecting
Movie1970The DanceDirectorDirecting
Movie1970Blue MovieDirectorDirecting
Movie1980Narrows InletDirectorDirecting
Movie1971SeashoreDirectorDirecting
Movie1984BricolageDirectorDirecting
Movie1986As Seen on TVDirectorDirecting
Movie1973FractureDirectorDirecting
Movie1969LandscapeDirectorDirecting
Movie1979Al Neil: A PortraitDirectorDirecting
Movie1997Codes of ConductDirectorDirecting
Movie1987RoadshowDirectorDirecting
Movie1985SisyphusDirectorDirecting
Movie1986Along the Road to AltamiraDirectorDirecting
Movie2003On the Road to KandaharDirectorDirecting
Movie1992Local KnowledgeDirectorDirecting
Movie1998Jack Wise: Language of the BrushDirectorDirecting
Movie1998Jack Wise: Language of the BrushEditorEditing
Movie1998Jack Wise: Language of the BrushDirector of PhotographyCamera