«Suddenly and sadly my dear friend Frances died. At that moment of loss I needed to hold on to her. The film is just that» (S. Dwoskin).
Biography
film director
Stephen Dwoskin
Stephen Dwoskin (New York, USA, 1939 - London, UK, 2012), after having worked as a designer, photographer and producer, made his first shorts, Asleep and American Dream, in 1961. In 1964, he moved to London, where he taught at the Royal College of Art and later at the London College of Printing. He has published a book on the American and British avant-garde, Film Is, and a book of his photomontages, Ha, Ha! La Solution Imaginaire. He has directed over forty films, many of which have been screened at the major festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Rotterdam and Toronto. A number of his films have been presented at the Torino Film Festival, including his last shorts, Mom and Ascolta! in 2008.
FILMOGRAFIA
Asleep (cm, 1961), American Dream (cm, 1961), Me Myself and I (cm, 1967), Times for (1971), Dyn Amo (1972), Jesus Blood (cm, 1972), Behindert (1974), Central Bazaar (1976), Silent Cry (1977), Outside in (1981), Shadows from Light (mm, 1983), Ballet Black (1986), Further and Particular (1988), Face Anthea (mm, 1990), Face of Our Fear (mm, 1992), Trying to Kiss the Moon (1994), Pain Is... (1997), Lost Dreams (cm, 2003), Visitors (2004), Oblivion (2005), The Sun and the Moon (2007), Mom (cm, 2008), Ascolta! (cm, 2008), Age Is… (2012).