Kathryn Bigelow Overview

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Born: November 27, 1951

This talented artist from San Carlos, California re-channelled her talents from art to filmmaking after years of study at the San Francisco Art Institute and the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. The only child of a paint factory manager and librarian decided to enhance her art knowledge by enrolling in Columbia's film school to focus on theory and criticism, rather than production. She released her first short film entitled Set-Up which was a form of art in itself as the viewer... See All


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