Filmmakers

Amoeba is a collective of video artists, filmmakers and experimental musicians who are active in NYC and worldwide.

Amoeba is primarily concerned with the transcendence and alteration of ordinary reality and consciousness through the manipulation of sound and light waves. Extensions manifest into the physical realm through the creation of structures and environments reflective of the theories thereof.

Andy Warhol,was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer, author, and public figure known for his membership in wildly diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy aristocrats.

Béla Tarr is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and former actor.

Tarr has said that he originally wanted to be a philosopher, and he considered filmmaking as something of a hobby. However, after making his 8mm short films, the Hungarian government would not allow Tarr to attend the university. So he was forced to make films instead.

French filmmaker Claude Chabrol is considered a master of the mystery genre as well as a pivotal player in the formation of the French New Wave. Like many New Wave directors, Chabrol worked as a journalist and critic for the legendary French film magazine, Cahiers du Cinema before making his own films. Often considered the most mainstream and prolific of the New Wavers, Chabrol has made nearly one film a year since 1958.