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Thom Andersen(I)

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Thom Andersen was born in 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003), The Thoughts That Once We Had (2015) and Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975). He was previously married to Christine Chang.
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
    Los Angeles Plays Itself
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2003
    The Thoughts That Once We Had (2015)
    The Thoughts That Once We Had
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2015
    Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975)
    Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1975
    Get Out of the Car (2010)
    Get Out of the Car
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Director

    • A Train Arrives at the Station
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Juke: Passages from the Films of Spencer Williams (2015)
      Juke: Passages from the Films of Spencer Williams
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • The Thoughts That Once We Had (2015)
      The Thoughts That Once We Had
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2015
    • The Tony Longo Trilogy (2014)
      The Tony Longo Trilogy
      6.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Reconversão (2012)
      Reconversão
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Get Out of the Car (2010)
      Get Out of the Car
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
      Los Angeles Plays Itself
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Red Hollywood (1996)
      Red Hollywood
      7.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975)
      Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
      7.4
      • Director
      • 1975
    • Melting (1965)
      Melting
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1965

    Writer

    • The Thoughts That Once We Had (2015)
      The Thoughts That Once We Had
      7.1
      • concept
      • 2015
    • Reconversão (2012)
      Reconversão
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
      Los Angeles Plays Itself
      7.8
      • text
      • 2003
    • Red Hollywood (1996)
      Red Hollywood
      7.0
      Video
      • written by
      • 1996
    • Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975)
      Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 1975

    Producer

    • A Train Arrives at the Station
      5.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The Thoughts That Once We Had (2015)
      The Thoughts That Once We Had
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
      Los Angeles Plays Itself
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975)
      Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
      7.4
      • producer
      • 1975

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Born
      • 1943
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • Christine Chang2004 - July 21, 2024 (her death)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Teaches film theory at the California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts).

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