Directing
Peter Hutton
- Born
- Aug 24, 1944 · Aged 71
- Died
- Jun 25, 2016
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 5
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 25
Also known as (2)
- Peter Barrington Hutton
- Peter B. Hutton
Biography
Peter Hutton (born 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) was an experimental filmmaker, known primarily for his silent cinematic portraits of cities and landscapes around the world. He also worked as a professional cinematographer, most notably for his former student Ken Burns. Hutton studied painting, sculpture and film at the San Francisco Art Institute. He taught filmmaking at CalArts, Hampshire College, Harvard University, SUNY Purchase, and Bard College, where he served as the director of the Film and Electronic Arts Program from 1989 to 2016. Hutton's films are distributed by Canyon Cinema in San…
