David Gatten

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

-

Birthday

1971-02-11 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Ann Arbor, Michigan

David Gatten

Biography

David Edward Gatten (Born February 11, 1971, Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American experimental filmmaker and moving image artist. Since 1996 Gatten's films have explored the intersection of the printed word and moving image, cataloguing the variety of ways in which texts function in cinema as both language and image, often blurring the boundary between these categories. His 16mm films often employ cameraless techniques, combined with close-up cinematography and optical printing processes. In addition to the ongoing 16mm films, Gatten is now making hybrid 16mm/digital works and has completed an entirely digital feature-length project called The...

Acting

2016

Intermission

as Narrator

2016

Production

1996

Hardwood Process

as Director

2006

Shrimp Boat Log

as Director

1995

Silver Align

as Director

2009

2007

Today!

as Director

2008

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