Michael Snow

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-12-10 (94 years old)

Deathday

2023-01-05

Place of Birth

Toronto, Canada

Michael Snow

Biography

Michael Snow was considered one of Canada's most important artists, and one of the world's leading experimental filmmakers. His wide-ranging and multidisciplinary oeuvre explored the possibilities inherent in different mediums and genres, and encompassed film and video, painting, sculpture, photography, writing, and music. Snow's practice comprised a thorough investigation into the nature of perception. While Snow early established himself as a successful painter and musician in his native Toronto, it was his 1962 move to New York City that marked the beginning of his rise to international prominence. He entered into a long-lasting and fruit...

Acting

1996

1972

Dream Life

as Man walking in the street (uncredited)

1974

‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

as The Whistler / The Trumpeter / Man at the Table / ... (voice)

1983

Snow Business

as Himself

2016

2013

Snow In Vienna

as Himself - Composer

1978

Cinématon

as N°44

1968

A Lecture

as Narrator

1963

Toronto Jazz

as Himself

1970

The Stone Age

as Aristotle

1979

Cinématon V

as N°44

2016

EXPRMNTL

as Himself

Production

1971

1967

Wavelength

as Director

2002

*Corpus Callosum

as Director

2000

Prelude

as Director

1982

So Is This

as Director

1969

Back and Forth

as Director

1981

Presents

as Director

2006

Reverberlin

as Director

1970

A Casing Shelved

as Director

2000

Preludes

as Director

2003

WVLNT

as Director

2005

Sshtoorrty

as Director

1964

Little Walk

as Director

1969

2009

1969

Dripping Water

as Director

1990

See You Later

as Director

1967

Standard Time

as Director

1988

Seated Figures

as Director

2002

Solar Breath

as Director

1956

A to Z

as Director

1965

Short Shave

as Director

2001

The Living Room

as Director

2004

Triage

as Director

1967

Wavelength

as Writer

1982

So Is This

as Writer

1967

Wavelength

as Producer

1967

Wavelength

as Director of Photography

1967

Wavelength

as Editor

1971

2002

2002

*Corpus Callosum

as Production Design

2019

Cityscape

as Director

2019

Waivelength

as Director

2005

Sshtoorrty

as Writer

1971

1971

La Région Centrale

as Sound Designer

1983

Funnel Piano

as Director

1989

Cloister

as Sound

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