Peter Hutton

Biography

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.

Known for

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Three Landscapes

2013 ⭐ 7.0

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At Sea

2007 ⭐ 7.1

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Skagafjördur

2004 ⭐ 6.2

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Looking at the Sea

2001 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

2013

Three Landscapes Notable

2013

⭐ 7.0

2007

At Sea Notable

2007

⭐ 7.1

2004

Skagafjördur

2004

⭐ 6.2

2003

Two Rivers

2003

2001

Looking at the Sea Notable

2001

⭐ 8.0

2000

Time and Tide

2000

⭐ 6.8

1997

Study of a River

1997

⭐ 6.3

1993

Lodz Symphony

1993

⭐ 6.2

1991

In Titan's Goblet

1991

⭐ 6.8

1990

New York Portrait

1990

New York Portrait, Chapter III Notable

1990

⭐ 7.7

1987

Landscape (for Manon)

1987

⭐ 6.3

1984

Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City) Notable

1984

⭐ 7.5

1981

New York Portrait, Chapter II Notable

1981

⭐ 7.1

1979

New York Portrait, Chapter I

1979

⭐ 6.9

1971

July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon

1971

⭐ 5.7

1970

In Marin County Notable

1970

⭐ 7.5

Full filmography

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Three Landscapes

2013 ⭐ 7.0

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At Sea

2007 ⭐ 7.1

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Skagafjördur

2004 ⭐ 6.2

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Two Rivers

2003

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Looking at the Sea

2001 ⭐ 8.0

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Time and Tide

2000 ⭐ 6.8

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Study of a River

1997 ⭐ 6.3

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Lodz Symphony

1993 ⭐ 6.2

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In Titan's Goblet

1991 ⭐ 6.8

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New York Portrait

1990

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New York Portrait, Chapter III

1990 ⭐ 7.7

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Landscape (for Manon)

1987 ⭐ 6.3

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Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)

1984 ⭐ 7.5

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New York Portrait, Chapter II

1981 ⭐ 7.1

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New York Portrait, Chapter I

1979 ⭐ 6.9

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July '71 in San Francisco, Living at Beach Street, Working at Canyon Cinema, Swimming in the Valley of the Moon

1971 ⭐ 5.7

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In Marin County

1970 ⭐ 7.5