# David Gatten

> David Edward Gatten is an American experimental filmmaker and moving image artist. Since 1996 Gatten's films have explored the intersection of the printed word and moving image, cataloging the variety of ways in which texts functions in cinema as both language and image, often blurring the boundary between these categories. His 16mm films often employee cameraless techniques, combined with close-up cinematography and optical printing processes. In addition to the ongoing 16mm films,
Gatten is now making hybrid 16mm/digital works and has completed an entirely digital feature-length project called The Extravagant Shadows.

*American film director, film studies professor (born 1971)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/david-gatten

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1971
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

David Edward Gatten is an American experimental filmmaker and moving image artist. Since 1996 Gatten's films have explored the intersection of the printed word and moving image, cataloging the variety of ways in which texts functions in cinema as both language and image, often blurring the boundary between these categories. His 16mm films often employee cameraless techniques, combined with close-up cinematography and optical printing processes. In addition to the ongoing 16mm films,
Gatten is now making hybrid 16mm/digital works and has completed an entirely digital feature-length project called The Extravagant Shadows.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.9
- **Momentum:** 11.5

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.davidgattenfilm.com/

## Sources
- [David Gatten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gatten)
- [ديڤيد جاتين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%DA%A4%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [ڈیوڈ گیٹن](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%88%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%88_%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%B9%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5234051)
- [David Gatten](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1076451)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/david-gatten