Pascual Sisto

Biography and career

Education Sisto graduated from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film. In 2007, he obtained a master's degree in media arts from the University of California, Los Angeles. ARC Durfee Foundation in 2011 and NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Digital and Electronic Arts in 2017. and the 2019 Artistic Residency of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace.

Career In 2003, due to the short film Océano, in which he worked as a director and screenwriter, Sisto won the Kodak Vision Award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. and at the 53rd Venice Biennale.

His art exhibitions have already been reviewed by Art in America, Flash Art, Los Angeles Times and Vice.

In October 2019, Sisto started shooting the feature film that marks his directorial debut, John and the Hole, which was written by Nicolás Giacobone. John and the Hole was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival and 2021 Sundance film festival, lists of the most anticipated films at the Sundance Film Festival. It was released on August 6, 2021, by IFC Films.

Filmography

Films 2003: Océano (short film, director and screenwriter) 2021: John and the Hole (director)

Online 2017: Steps (co-director, producer and executive producer)

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