Leighton Pierce

Leighton Pierce

Director Oct 27 (age 71) Rochester, NY, USA 1980–2025 (45 year career)

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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 immedia…

Known For

Veiled Red

Veiled Red

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50 Feet of String

50 Feet of String

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White Ash

White Ash

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And Sometimes the Boats Are Low

And Sometimes the Boats Are Low

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He Likes to Chop Down Trees

He Likes to Chop Down Trees

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CARBON

CARBON

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Wasp Radial

Wasp Radial

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South Los Angeles Street

South Los Angeles Street

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Filmography

Crew (47)

Movies (47)

CARBON

CARBON

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Wasp Radial

Wasp Radial

Director

South Los Angeles Street

South Los Angeles Street

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Everything's gonna be OK

Everything's gonna be OK

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DECK

DECK

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Candle Loopedy Loop

Candle Loopedy Loop

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White Ash

White Ash

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Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand

Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand

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I Know, I Know

I Know, I Know

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Sharp Edge Blunt

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Sitting

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Retrograde Premonition

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Stone Moss

Stone Moss

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Number One

Number One

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My Person in the Water

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Hammock

Hammock

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Viscera

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Pink Socks

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A Private Happiness

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37th & Lex.

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Fall (3 parts)

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Evaporation

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Water Seeking its Level

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Veiled Red

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

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

50 Feet of String

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Deer Isle #8: Going Out (in the morning)

Deer Isle #8: Going Out (in the morning)

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Blue Hat

Blue Hat

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Red Shovel

Red Shovel

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Deer Isle #5: The Crossing

Deer Isle #5: The Crossing

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Thursday

Thursday

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Principles of Harmonic Motion

Principles of Harmonic Motion

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You Can Drive the Big Rigs

You Can Drive the Big Rigs

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What's Left is Wind

What's Left is Wind

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On the Road Going Through

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Red Swing

Red Swing

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These Are the Directions I Give to a Stranger

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The Miracle of Change

The Miracle of Change

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And Sometimes the Boats Are Low

And Sometimes the Boats Are Low

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Not Much Time

Not Much Time

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He Said Without Moving

He Said Without Moving

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He Likes to Chop Down Trees

He Likes to Chop Down Trees

Director