Claudia Sisemore independent film collection

Collection

Identifier: A0035

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Claudia Sisemore independent film collection (1976-1978) consists of documentary films about Utah artists Alvin Gittins, LeConte Stewart and V. Douglas Snow. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).

Dates

1976-1978

Creator

Sisemore, Claudia (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Claudia Sisemore (b. 1937) earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1959 and a Masters of Fine Arts in filmmaking from the University of Utah in 1976. She has also studied painting and exhibits abstractionist paintings in oil and acrylic.

A teacher of English, drama, creative writing, painting and film production, Sisemore spent fifteen years producing educational films for the Utah State Office of Education, but her primary interest is in her independent documentaries about Utah's visual and performing artists. Sisemore has filmed over twenty artists, including LeConte Stewart, Alvin Gittins, Virginia Tanner, Maurice Abravanel, Anton Rasmussen, V. Douglas Snow, Lee Deffebach, George Dibble, Larry Elsner, Connie Borup, Kathryn Stats, Ed Maryon, Bonnie Phillips, Denis Phillips, Kasiah Hancock, Francis Zimbeaux, Ted Wassmer, Randall Lake and Willam Christensen. She has also documented Utah's rich history of modern dance through productions focusing on Children's Dance Theater, Repertory Dance Theater and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. After retiring from the Utah State Office of Education, Sisemore formed her own production company, Canyon Video. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Extent

1 U-matic

3 VHS

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Claudia Sisemore independent film collection (1976-1978) consists of documentary films about Utah artists Alvin Gittins, LeConte Stewart and V. Douglas Snow. Sisemore is an artist and teacher as well as a documentary filmmaker, who has filmed over 20 members of Utah's visual and performing arts community. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1976. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).