Films
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Microfilm
Tom Bessoir16mm, color, sound, 1 minRental format: 16mm - Read MoreExperimental
Intercut
Tom Bessoir16mm, black and white, sound, 2 minRental format: 16mm - Read MoreAnimation
Linear I
Tom Bessoir16mm, black and white, sound, 1.5 minRental format: 16mm - Read MoreAnimationExperimental
A Reverse Fib
Tom BessoirDigital File, color, sound, 1.5 minRental format: Digital file - Read MoreAnimationExperimental
Prime Perfect (for Tony Conrad)
Tom BessoirDigital File, color, sound, 5.44 minRental format: Digital file - Read MoreAnimationExperimental
Morse
Tom BessoirDigital File, color, sound, 2.52 minRental format: Digital file - Read MoreAnimationExperimental
Prime Perfect 2
Tom BessoirDigital File, color, sound, 2.42 minRental format: Digital file - Read MoreExperimental
Pescaria
Tom BessoirDigital File, color, silent, 1 minRental format: Digital file - Read MoreAnimationExperimental
Digits of Pi
Tom BessoirDigital File, color, sound, 3.14 minRental format: Digital file
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.