About
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.
Filmography
The Making of a Superhero Musical2015 · Thanks
Three Landscapes2013 · Director
The Poor Stockinger, The Luddite Cropper and The Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott2012 · Cinematography
Sweetgrass2009 · Thanks
The Gates2008 · Additional Camera
At Sea2007 · Director, Cinematography
Skagafjördur2004 · Director
Two Rivers2003 · Director
Looking at the Sea2001 · Director
Time and Tide2000 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Eerie1997 · Director of Photography
Study of a River1997 · Director
Lodz Symphony1993 · Director
In Titan's Goblet1991 · Director, Cinematography
Sketches for Late City Final1991 · Director
No Picnic1990 · Director of Photography
New York Portrait1990 · Director
New York Portrait, Chapter III1990 · Director
Landscape (for Manon)1987 · Director
The Statue of Liberty1985 · Additional Director of Photography