Joyce Wieland

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Joyce Wieland

Directing June 30, 1930

Toronto, Canada

Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) was an experimental filmmaker and artist, whose work challenged and bridged boundaries among avant garde film factions of her time. Her works introduced…

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Wavelength

Wavelength

5.4 1967 Movie
Zorns Lemma

Zorns Lemma

6.4 1970 Movie
Manual of Arms

Manual of Arms

5.0 1966 Movie
Cat Food

Cat Food

5.3 1967 Movie
Back and Forth

Back and Forth

6.6 1969 Movie
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

7.8 1974 Movie
Rat Life and Diet in North America

Rat Life and Diet in North America

5.6 1968 Movie
Solidarity

Solidarity

5.2 1973 Movie
Reason Over Passion

Reason Over Passion

6.0 1969 Movie
A and B in Ontario

A and B in Ontario

6.4 1984 Movie
New York Eye and Ear Control

New York Eye and Ear Control

6.8 1964 Movie
Standard Time

Standard Time

7.8 1967 Movie

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Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) was an experimental filmmaker and artist, whose work challenged and bridged boundaries among avant garde film factions of her time. Her works introduced a kind of manual manipulation of the filmstrip that inscribed an explicitly female craft tradition into her films, while also playing with the facticity of photographed images. Wieland's output was small, but received considerable attention in comparison to other female avant garde filmmakers of her time. As both a gallery artist and a filmmaker, Wieland was able to crossover between those realms and garner attention and support in both. In 1963 Wieland and Snow moved to New York where they lived for ten years. She attracted critical recognition of her work but eventually moved back to Toronto. Wieland later divorced Snow and kept a low profile until her death in 1998 from Alzheimer's disease. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1982.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2016
    Portrait of Snow

    Movie Herself

  2. 1987
    Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland

    Movie Self

  3. 1986
    Birds at Sunrise

    Movie Director

  4. 1985
    Home Movies 1971-81

    Movie

  5. 1985
    Motel Capri

    Movie

  6. 1984
    A and B in Ontario

    Movie

  7. 1976
    The Far Shore

    Movie Director

  8. 1974
    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    Movie

  9. 1973
    Solidarity

    Movie Director

  10. 1972
    Pierre Vallières

    Movie Director

  11. 1970
    Zorns Lemma

    Movie

  12. 1969
    Back and Forth

    Movie

  13. 1969
    Dripping Water

    Movie Director

  14. 1969
    Reason Over Passion

    Movie Writer

  15. 1969
    Seminar

    Movie

  16. 1968
    Rat Life and Diet in North America

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1968
    The Mammal Palace

    Movie

  2. 1968
    Knocturne

    Movie

  3. 1967
    Wavelength

    Movie

  4. 1967
    Standard Time

    Movie

  5. 1967
    For Life, Against the War

    Movie Director

  6. 1967
    Cat Food

    Movie Director

  7. 1967
    Sailboat

    Movie Director

  8. 1967
    Hand Tinting

    Movie Director

  9. 1967
    1933

    Movie Director

  10. 1967
    Bill's Hat

    Movie Director

  11. 1966
    Manual of Arms

    Movie

  12. 1966
    The Sky Socialist

    Movie Love's Labor

  13. 1965
    Water Sark

    Movie

  14. 1965
    Barbara’s Blindness

    Movie Director

  15. 1964
    Patriotism Part II

    Movie Director

  16. 1964
    New York Eye and Ear Control

    Movie Co-Director

  17. 1964
    Patriotism

    Movie Director

  18. 1964
    Peggy's Blue Skylight

    Movie Director

  19. 1963
    Larry's Recent Behaviour

    Movie Director