Wheeler Dixon
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Wheeler Winston Dixon (born March 12, 1950) is an American filmmaker and scholar. He is an expert on film history, theory and criticism. His scholarship has particular emphasis on François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, American experimental cinema and horror films. He has written extensively on numerous aspects of film, including his books A Short History of Film and A History of Horror. From 1999 through the end of 2014, he was co-editor of the Quarterly Review of Film and Video. He is regarded as a top reviewer of films. In addition, he is notable as an experimental American filmmaker with films made over several decades, and theMuseum of Modern Art exhibited his works in 2003. He taught at Rutgers University, The New School in New York, the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and is currently the Ryan professor of film studies and English at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
Filmography
- Cutting Room Newsreel
Cutting Room Newsreel TBA
Actor
20th Century Wallpaper 2019
Director
Squatters 1995
Director
- What Can I Do?
What Can I Do? 1993
Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Women Who Made the Movies 1990
Director
- The Diaries
The Diaries 1986
Director
World of Mystery 1979
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Mysteries from the Bible 1979
Executive Producer, Director
UFO: Exclusive 1978
Director, Writer, Producer
UFO: Top Secret 1978
Director, Writer, Producer
Amazing World of Ghosts 1978
Director
Attack from Outer Space 1978
Director, Writer, Producer
- Madagascar, or, Caroline Kennedy's Sinful Life in London
Madagascar, or, Caroline Kennedy's Sinful Life in London 1976
Director
- Dana Can Deal
Dana Can Deal 1976
Director
- Tight Rope
Tight Rope 1975
Director
- Un petit Examen, and Not So Damned Petit Either, or, The Light Shining Over the Dark
Un petit Examen, and Not So Damned Petit Either, or, The Light Shining Over the Dark 1975
Director
- An Evening with Chris Jangaard
An Evening with Chris Jangaard 1974
Director
- Gaze
Gaze 1974
Director
Numen Lumen 1974
Director
- Stargrove
Stargrove 1974
Director
Serial Metaphysics 1972
Editor, Director
- Damage
Damage 1972
Director
- London Clouds
London Clouds 1970
Director
The DC Five Memorial Film 1969
Director
- Devotion for Travelers
Devotion for Travelers 1969
Director
Quick Constant and Solid Instant 1969
Director
- Wedding
Wedding 1969
Director
- Bits & Pieces
Bits & Pieces 1969
Director
- Children of Light
Children of Light 1969
Director
- Distance
Distance 1968
Director
Credits from TMDB.