David Rimmer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 20, 1942
- Died
- January 27, 2023
- Birthplace
- Vancouver, Canada
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.
Filmography
Collective 2008
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
On the Road to Kandahar 2003
Editor, Animation, Director
Gathering Storm 2003
Director, Editor
An Eye for an Eye 2003
Editor, Director
Jack Wise: Language of the Brush 1998
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Codes of Conduct 1997
Director
Local Knowledge 1992
Director
Black Cat, White Cat It's a Good Cat if it Catches the Mouse 1990
Editor, Writer, Cinematography, Director, Producer
Roadshow 1987
Director
Along the Road to Altamira 1986
Director
As Seen on TV 1986
Director
Sisyphus 1985
Director
Bricolage 1984
Director
Shades of Red 1982
Director, Producer
Narrows Inlet 1980
Director
Al Neil: A Portrait 1979
Director
Canadian Pacific II 1975
Director
Canadian Pacific I 1974
Director
Fracture 1973
Director
Watching for the Queen 1973
Director
Real Italian Pizza 1971
Director
Seashore 1971
Director
Surfacing on the Thames 1970
Director
Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper 1970
Director
The Dance 1970
Director
Treefall 1970
Director
Blue Movie 1970
Director
Landscape 1969
Director
Migration 1969
Director
Square Inch Field 1968
Director
Credits from TMDB.