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Peter Hutton

Director, Editor, Additional Credits
Born August 24, 1944Died June 25, 2016 (71 years)
Peter Hutton (born 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) was an experimental filmmaker, known primarily for his silent cinematic portraits of cities and landscapes around the world. He also worked as a professional cinematographer, most notably for his former student Ken Burns. Hutton studied painting, sculpture and film at the San Francisco Art Institute. He taught filmmaking at CalArts, Hampshire College, Harvard University, SUNY Purchase, and Bard College, where he served as the director of the Film and Electronic Arts Program from 1989 to 2016. Hutton's films are distributed by Canyon Cinema in San Francisco. In May 2008 the Museum of Modern Art in New York held a full retrospective of Hutton's films.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Deadly Art of Survival

Known For

  • Time and Tide
  • New York Portrait: Chapter III

Peter Hutton Filmography

2007
At Sea · as Cinematographer
2000
Time and Tide · as Director Of Photography
1997
Thomas Jefferson (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
1994
Baseball (TV Series) · as Additional Director Of Photography
1990
New York Portrait: Chapter III · as Cinematographer
1987
No Picnic · as Director Of Photography
1979
The Deadly Art of Survival · as Production Assistant
1971

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