About
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”.
Filmography
Elizabeth Bishop: From Brazil with Love2025 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Anna Bella Geiger2023 · Director
Son chant2021 · Director
Unsound2019 · Director
Hiatus2018 · Director, Director of Photography
DizzyMess2017 · Director
But Elsewhere Is Always Better2016 · Director, Writer
Losing the Thread2015 · Director, Sound Editor
CORrespondência e REcorDAÇÕES2013 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Wherever Was Never There2011 · Director
Tatitude2009 · Director, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography
The Title Was Shot2009 · Director, Editor, Sound Editor
Don't Ring2008 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
P.W. – Paintbrushes and Panels2008 · Director, Editor, Sound Editor
Fone Fur Follies2008 · Cinematography, Editor, Director, Sound Editor
Telepattes2007 · Director, Cinematography, Sound Editor
Ice/Sea2005 · Director, Editor, Sound
Nikita Kino2003 · Editor, Writer, Director, Sound Editor, Director of Photography
Work and Progress1999 · Cinematography, Director, Editor, Sound Editor
American International Pictures1997 · Editor, Sound, Director