John T. Davis (filmmaker)

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John T. Davis
Born7 March 1947 (1947-03-07) (age 78)
Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
NationalityNorthern Irish
Known for Filmmaking, Documentary film
Elected Aosdána
Website johntdavisfilmandmusic.com

John T. Davis (born 7 March 1947) is a Northern Irish filmmaker. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

John T. Davis was born in Holywood, County Down in 1947. [5] [6]

Career

Davis studied at Belfast Art College from 1967–71 and was influenced by D. A. Pennebaker, Frederick Wiseman and Peter Bogdanovich. [7] [8]

He was elected to Aosdána in 2005. [1] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 https://ifi.ie/john-t-davis-retrospective
  2. https://ifi.ie/john-t-davis-power-in-the-blood
  3. "John T. Davis: Traveller showing at Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast". Queen's Film Theatre.
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Fstuartbailie%2F2010%2F02%2Fone_stetson_beyond.shtml
  5. "John T Davis". Yard Gallery.
  6. "Life in Film: Duncan Campbell". 1 October 2008 via www.frieze.com.
  7. "John T. Davis". Aosdána.
  8. "John T. Davis In Conversation showing at Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast". Queen's Film Theatre.
  9. McGoran, Peter (6 September 2020). "Watch: Free documentary tells the story of Belfast street preachers". Belfast Live.