Abraham RAVETT

(1947- )
Nationality: american

Abraham Ravett was born in Poland in 1947, raised in Israel and emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1955. He holds a B.F.A. and M.F.A. in Filmmaking and Photography and has been an independent filmmaker for the past thirty years. Mr. Ravett received grants for his work from The National Endowment for the Arts, The Artists Foundation Inc, Boston, MA., The Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, The Japan Foundation, The Hoso Bunka Foundation, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. His films have been screened internationally including the Museam of Modern Art, Anthology Film Archives, The Collective For Living Cinema, N.Y.C., Pacific Film Archives, Berkeley, CA., S.F. Cinematheque, L.A. Forum, Innis Film Society, Toronto, Canada, Image Forum, Tokyo, Japan and Scratch Projection, Paris France among others.

His recent work has won “Top Prize” at the Viennale 2000 , Ann Arbor Film Festival, and Onion City Film/Video Festival. In 1999, he collaborated with dancer/choreographer, Bill T. Jones, on his solo performance, "The Breathing Show." Mr. Ravett teaches filmmaking and photography at Hampshire College, Amherst, MA. , USA.

11 MOVIES IN DISTRIBUTION

	IJIME PART II 2007 / Mini DV / coul / sonore / 7 min.
	TZIPORAH 2007 / 16 mm / coul / silencieux / 7 min.
	NORTH SIDE / SOUTH SIDE 2006 / Mini DV / n&b / silencieux / 7 min.
	LUNCH WITH FELA 2005 / Beta SP or Mini DV / coul / sonore / 59 min.
	SUNDAY PAPER 2003 / Mini DV / coul / sonore / 11 min.
	AFTERTHOUGHS ON A LEGEND 2002 / 16 mm / coul/n&b / silencieux / 10 min.
	AND THEN... 2002 / 16 mm / coul/n&b / silencieux / 6 min.
	MIZUKO (WATER CHILD) 2002 / Mini DV / coul/n&b / sonore / 9 min.
	GARDEN 1999-2002 / Mini DV / coul / sonore / 10 min.
	THE MARCH 1999 / 16 mm / coul/n&b / sonore / 25 min. 30
	IN MEMORY 1993 / 16 mm / n&b / sonore / 13 min.