Joni GutierrezI was in my junior year in 1999 when I was struck with the idea of forming an organization of fellow students — from a wide spectrum of academic fields — who harness psychological concepts, insights and skills in analyzing and making recommendations in solving the problems of society.
The Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA, USA — 18 photos by Joni Gutierrez
I use these guide questions in interviewing film directors in the web series, Film 1-on-1 — Conversations on the art and practice of film directing, cinematography, cinematic storytelling, editing , and sound, across a wide range of diverse film genres.
Photography by Joni Gutierrez. Bellevue Botanical Garden, Washington State, USA. Ongoing exhibition project: 2021.
Sounds made by a winter storm at night are presented in this film together with footage taken in the vicinity before sunset.
Photography exhibition — 15 pieces — by Joni Gutierrez, 2021. Renton, Washington, USA.
My personal tribute to the Cedar River Trail (Washington State, USA), which has helped me stay sane and grounded during the pandemic — shot using iPhone 8.
9 min, 47 s || experimental film / installation art piece
Somewhere in the North American Pacific Northwest region, the late afternoon sun casts its shadows on a banig, a handwoven mat from the Philippines. This short film renders that moment, together with live sound recorded along the nearby Cedar River.
Cinematographer (Director of Photography): Joni Gutierrez
Joni Gutierrez, 2018. A set of fifteen black-and-white photographs shot in Seattle. Featured at the 12th Annual Burien Art Market in Washington State, USA, in November 2019.
Came across this short film that I shot on miniDV 13 years ago
Wildfire smoke has reached home. Shot in Renton, WA, USA
Nine black-and-white photographs shot from a backyard in Renton, Washington, USA. Online photography exhibition by Joni Gutierrez, 2018.
The documentary has always been an engaging genre and artistic practice for me. In this post, I present definitions, characteristics, and seminal examples of poetic, avant-garde, and experimental documentary films as well as my own cinematic works to illustrate the discussion.