David Rimmer

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1942-01-20 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Vancouver, Canada

David Rimmer

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

2003
An Eye for an Eye

as Director

2003
Gathering Storm

as Director

2003
1997
Codes of Conduct

as Director

1992
Local Knowledge

as Director

1987
Roadshow

as Director

1986
As Seen on TV

as Director

1985
Sisyphus

as Director

1984
Bricolage

as Director

1982
Shades of Red

as Director

1980
Narrows Inlet

as Director

1979
1975
1974
Canadian Pacific I

as Director

1973
1973
Fracture

as Director

1971
Real Italian Pizza

as Director

1971
Seashore

as Director

1970
1970
Blue Movie

as Director

1970
Treefall

as Director

1970
The Dance

as Director

1969
Migration

as Director

1969
Landscape

as Director

1968
Square Inch Field

as Director

1967
Head/​End

as Director

Camera

1973
Box-A-Rama

as Camera Operator

Visual Effects

2003