Pescaria

Gulls mangling a fish head.

Photographed at the 700-year old Rialto fish market in Venice, Italy.

  • Tom Bessoir
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    July 27, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85 : 1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • RAGFF Venice
    Venice
    Italy
    December 5, 2019
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Tom Bessoir

Tom was born and raised in the Astoria section of Queens in New York City in 1957. From there he commuted by subway to attended The Bronx High School of Science. Tom studied mathematics and electrical engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. While attending the Engineering School, he took advantage of Art School classes, focusing on film theory and studying experimental filmmaking with Robert Breer. In the late 1970s, he started photographing the downtown music scene. His photographs have appeared on dozens of records as well as in films, books, magazines, and newspapers.

Tom Bessoir’s experimental films often use mathematics to explore perception and the structure of film.

In the arts, Tom Bessoir is best known for Microfilm (1979), Digits of Pi (2019), and his photography documenting downtown NYC.

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