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and the 53rd Venice Biennale. ''

'', the film that marks his directorial debut, was selected for the Cannes 2020 and

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2021 festivals. Sisto was named by '' Variety'' as one of the ten directors to watch in 2021.

Biography and career

Education

Sisto graduated from

in Pasadena, California, where he obtained a BFA (

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). In Los Angeles, he obtained a master's degree in media arts from the University of California. Sisto also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2011, and received grants from the California Community Foundation Emerging Artist in 2012, ARC Durfee Foundation in 2011 and NYSCA in 2017, NYFA Artist Fellowship in Digital and Electronic Arts. In 2017 he was awarded a residency in Visual Arts at

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in Brooklyn, and in 2019 he won the Artistic Residence of the

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Cultural Council Workspace.

Career

In 2003, due to the short film ''Océano'', in which he worked as an executive producer and screenwriter, Sisto won the Kodak Vision Award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. In 2009, he presented his art exhibitions at the

and at the

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. In 2010, he was one of the artists selected by the Department of Cultural Affairs and

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to create a permanent exhibition at the Tom Bradley International Terminal. His art exhibitions have already been reviewed by ''

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'', '' Flash Art'', '' Los Angeles Times'' and '' Vice''. In October 2019, Sisto started recording the feature film that marks his directorial debut, ''

'', which was written by

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. ''John and the Hole'' was selected for the Cannes 2020 and

2021 festivals, and placed Sisto on ''Variety'''s list of ten directors to watch in 2021. In January 2021, the movie appears on TheWrap,

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, Deadline and IndieWire's lists of the most anticipated films at the Sundance Film Festival. ''John and the Hole'' also appeared on '' GQ''s (Mexico), ''Vogue'''s (which was reported in Italy and the United States)''.

Filmography

Films

* 2003: '' Océano '' (short film, director and screenwriter) * 2021: ''

'' (director)

Television

* 2017: '' Steps '' (codirector, producer and executive producer)

Award

References

External links

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Exhibition history
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