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Vivian Ostrovsky

Biography

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”.

Known For

Mansfield K.
Mansfield K.
Kleist
Kleist
Nikita Kino
Nikita Kino
Passages
Passages
Laure
Laure
Été
Été
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
Cinexpérimentaux #3: Vivian Ostrovsky
Cinexpérimentaux #3: Vivian Ostrovsky

Filmography

2016 But Elsewhere Is Always Better
as Self (voice)
2003 Nikita Kino
as Herself (voice)
2001 Cinexpérimentaux #3: Vivian Ostrovsky
as Herself
1998 Passages
as
1993 Kleist
as
1991 Été
as
1988 Mansfield K.
as
1984 Laure
as
1984 Portraits / Mirrors
as
---- Plunge
as