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John Pierson (filmmaker)

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Name
  
John Pierson

Role
  
Producer

Spouse
  
Janet Pierson (m. 1983)


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Born
  
April 10, 1954 (age 69) (
1954-04-10
)
United States

Occupation
  
Filmmaker, film producer

Movies
  
Hollywood Adventures, Searching for Paradise, How I Got Lost

Similar People
  
Dave Klein, Scott Mosier, Steve James, Justin Lin, Kevin Smith

John Pierson (born 10 April 1954) is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known for helping to produce the first works by filmmakers Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Michael Moore, and Kevin Smith. He is founder and president of Grainy Pictures, Inc., a film and television production company.

He currently lives in Austin, Texas and teaches in the University of Texas Radio-Television-Film department.

Books

  • Spike, Mike, Slackers, & Dykes: A Guided Tour Across a Decade of American Independent Cinema. New York: Miramax Books/Hyperion, 1995. ISBN 978-0-7868-6189-7
  • Spike Mike Reloaded: A Guided Tour Across a Decade of American Independent Cinema. New York: Miramax Books/Hyperion, 2003. ISBN 978-1-4013-5950-8

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