Tom Bessoir

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Tom Bessoir

Biography

Born in New York City in 1957, Tom Bessoir attended The Bronx High School of Science and studied electrical engineering and mathematics at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. While at The Cooper Union, he studied filmmaking with Robert Breer, Joshua Pines, and Sandy Moore. Tom Bessoir’s experimental films often use mathematics to explore perception and the structure of film. In the arts, Tom Bessoir is best known for Microfilm (1979), Digits of Pi (2019), and his photography documenting downtown NYC.

Known For

Director

2021
2020

as Director

2020
4913 Colors

as Director

2019
Digits of Pi

as Director

2019
Pescaria

as Director

2018
Morse

as Director

2018
2016
A Reverse Fib

as Director

1982
Linear 1

as Director

1980
Intercut

as Director

1979
Microfilm

as Director