Leighton Pierce

Directing·Oct 27, 1954·Rochester, NY, USA

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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".

Film	Credit
CARBON2025 · Director	Director
Wasp Radial2024 · Director	Director
South Los Angeles Street2023 · Director	Director
Everything's gonna be OK2022 · Director	Director
DECK2018 · Director	Director
Candle Loopedy Loop2016 · Director	Director
White Ash2014 · Director	Director
Barbara Hammer Lends a Hand2012 · Director	Director
SSitting2010 · Director	Director
RRetrograde Premonition2010 · Director	Director
SSharp Edge Blunt2010 · Director	Director
I Know, I Know2010 · Director	Director
Stone Moss2008 · Director	Director
Number One2007 · Director	Director
MMy Person in the Water2006 · Director	Director
Hammock2005 · Director	Director
VViscera2004 · Director	Director
AA Private Happiness2003 · Director	Director
PPink Socks2003 · Director	Director
337th & Lex.2002 · Director	Director
WWater Seeking its Level2002 · Director	Director
FFall (3 parts)2002 · Director	Director
EEvaporation2002 · Director	Director
Veiled Red2001 · Director	Director
TThe Back Steps2001 · Director	Director
WWood2000 · Director	Director
FFolded Time, Take 172000 · Director	Director
Glass1998 · Director	Director
MMemories of Water Parts #21, 6, and 271997 · Director	Director
PPuppy-Go-Round1996 · Director	Director
50 Feet of String1995 · Director	Director
Deer Isle #8: Going Out (in the morning)1994 · Director	Director
Blue Hat1993 · Director	Director
Red Shovel1992 · Director	Director
Deer Isle #5: The Crossing1992 · Director	Director
Thursday1991 · Director	Director
Principles of Harmonic Motion1991 · Director	Director
You Can Drive the Big Rigs1989 · Director	Director
What's Left is Wind1988 · Director	Director
OOn the Road Going Through1987 · Director	Director
Red Swing1986 · Director	Director
TThese Are the Directions I Give to a Stranger1984 · Director	Director
The Miracle of Change1984 · Director	Director
And Sometimes the Boats Are Low1983 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Not Much Time1982 · Director	Director
He Said Without Moving1981 · Director	Director
He Likes to Chop Down Trees1980 · Director	Director