Vivian Ostrovsky
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 17, 1945
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
Vivian Ostrovsky (born on November 17th 1945 in New York, United States) is an experimental filmmaker and curator. Despite being born in New York, Ostrovsky spent most of her childhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and did her secondary studies there. She then pursued her studies in psychology and film at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She began working for Ciné-Femmes, a group which fought for feminism and its recognition. In 1980, she became a filmmaker and abandoned her career as an activist. She organized a number of festivals, one of them being Jerusalem. Ostrovsky’s films explore the theme of transit and she situates herself after French filmmaker and critic, Yann Beauvais between the “journal film” and the “collage film”.
Filmography
- Plunge
Plunge TBA
Actor, Director
V.O por F.P 2026
as Self
Elizabeth Bishop: From Brazil with Love 2025
as Narrator (voice), Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- Anna Bella Geiger
Anna Bella Geiger 2023
Director
Son chant 2021
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director
Unsound 2019
Director
Hiatus 2018
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Director of Photography
- DizzyMess
DizzyMess 2017
Director
But Elsewhere Is Always Better 2016
as Self (voice), Director, Writer
Losing the Thread 2015
Director, Sound Editor
CORrespondência e REcorDAÇÕES 2013
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Wherever Was Never There 2011
Director
Tatitude 2009
Director, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography
The Title Was Shot 2009
Director, Editor, Sound Editor
- Don't Ring
Don't Ring 2008
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- P.W. – Paintbrushes and Panels
P.W. – Paintbrushes and Panels 2008
Director, Editor, Sound Editor
- Fone Fur Follies
Fone Fur Follies 2008
Director, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Editor
- Telepattes
Telepattes 2007
Director, Editor, Sound Editor, Cinematography
Ice/Sea 2005
Director, Editor, Sound
Nikita Kino 2003
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Editor, Sound Editor, Director of Photography
Cinexpérimentaux #3: Vivian Ostrovsky 2001
as Herself
Work and Progress 1999
Cinematography, Director, Editor, Sound Editor
Passages 1998
Actor
American International Pictures 1997
Director, Editor, Sound
Public Domain 1996
Director, Editor
Uta Makura (Pillow Poems) 1995
Director
Kleist 1993
Actor
M.M. in Motion 1992
Director, Editor, Sound Editor, Director of Photography
Été 1991
Actor
Mansfield K. 1988
Actor
Eat 1988
Director, Editor, Sound Editor
*** 1987
Director
U.S.S.A. 1985
Director, Editor, Sound Editor, Director of Photography
Allers-Venues 1984
Director, Editor, Sound Editor
Portraits / Mirrors 1984
Actor
Laure 1984
Actor
Copacabana Beach 1983
Director, Editor, Sound Editor
Movie 1982
Director, Editor, Sound Editor
Carolyn II 1980
Cinematography
- Top Ten Designers in Paris
Top Ten Designers in Paris 1980
Director
Credits from TMDB.