bio
bio
John Price is an independent filmmaker who has produced experimental documentaries, dance and diary films since 1986. His love of photography led naturally to extensive alchemical experimentation with a wide range of motion picture film emulsions and formats. By shooting on cheap outdated stock or with printing films not designed for cinematography and processing all of it by hand, he achieves textures which would not be possible through the commercial laboratories. In that sense, the specificity of the hand-processed material is an essential element that becomes as important as the subject in communicating the subtext of the films.
His work has been produced with support from The National Film Board, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and has been exhibited at festivals and galleries internationally. He has also produced film projections for opera and dance and teaches cinematography in Toronto.