Tom Bessoir

Tom
Bessoir

Born in New York City in 1957, Tom Bessoir attended The Bronx High School of Science and studied electrical engineering and mathematics at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. While ...

Films

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    Microfilm
    Experimental

    Microfilm
    Tom Bessoir

    16mm, color, sound, 1 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Intercut
    Experimental

    Intercut
    Tom Bessoir

    16mm, black and white, sound, 2 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Films About Film
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    Linear I
    Animation

    Linear I
    Tom Bessoir

    16mm, black and white, sound, 1.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    A Reverse Fib
    Animation
    Experimental

    A Reverse Fib
    Tom Bessoir

    Digital File, color, sound, 1.5 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Science / Medicine
    • Cameraless / Handmade
    • Structural
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    Prime Perfect (for Tony Conrad)
    Animation
    Experimental

    Prime Perfect (for Tony Conrad)
    Tom Bessoir

    Digital File, color, sound, 5.44 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Science / Medicine
    • Cameraless / Handmade
    • Structural
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    Morse
    Animation
    Experimental

    Morse
    Tom Bessoir

    Digital File, color, sound, 2.52 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • History
    • Cameraless / Handmade
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    Prime Perfect 2
    Animation
    Experimental

    Prime Perfect 2
    Tom Bessoir

    Digital File, color, sound, 2.42 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Science / Medicine
    • Cameraless / Handmade
    • Structural
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    Pescaria
    Experimental

    Pescaria
    Tom Bessoir

    Digital File, color, silent, 1 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Environment / Nature
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    Digits of Pi
    Animation
    Experimental

    Digits of Pi
    Tom Bessoir

    Digital File, color, sound, 3.14 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Science / Medicine
    • Music
    • Cameraless / Handmade
    • Structural

Biography

Born in New York City in 1957, Tom Bessoir attended The Bronx High School of Science and studied electrical engineering and mathematics at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. While at The Cooper Union, he studied filmmaking with Robert Breer, Joshua Pines, and Sandy Moore.

Tom Bessoir’s experimental films often use mathematics to explore perception and the structure of film.

In the arts, Tom Bessoir is best known for Microfilm (1979), Digits of Pi (2019), and his photography documenting downtown NYC.