Biography
Vivian Ostrovsky (born on November 17th 1945 in New York, United States) is an experimental filmmaker and curator. Despite being born in New York, Ostrovsky spent most of her childhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and did her secondary studies there. She then pursued her studies in psychology and film at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She began working for Ciné-Femmes, a group which fought for feminism and its recognition. In 1980, she became a filmmaker and abandoned her career as an activist. She organized a number of festivals, one of them being Jerusalem.
Ostrovsky’s films explore the theme of transit and she situates herself after French filmmaker and critic, Yann Beauvais between the “journal film” and the “collage film”.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Elizabeth Bishop: From Brazil with Love
Character:
MOVIE • 2025
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
Character: Self (voice)
MOVIE • 2016
Nikita Kino
Character: Herself (voice)
MOVIE • 2003
Cinexpérimentaux #3: Vivian Ostrovsky
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 2001
Passages
Character:
MOVIE • 1998
Kleist
Character:
MOVIE • 1993
Été
Character:
MOVIE • 1991
Mansfield K.
Character:
MOVIE • 1988
Laure
Character:
MOVIE • 1984
Portraits / Mirrors
Character:
MOVIE • 1984
Plunge
Character:
MOVIE • TBA
Crew
Crew Credits
Elizabeth Bishop: From Brazil with Love
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
Anna Bella Geiger
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Son chant
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020
Unsound
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
Hiatus
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2018
DizzyMess
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2016
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2016
Losing the Thread
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015
CORrespondência e REcorDAÇÕES
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2013
A Skitsch
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2012
Wherever Was Never There
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2011
The Title Was Shot
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2009
Tatitude
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2009
Fone Fur Follies
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
Fone Fur Follies
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 2008
Fone Fur Follies
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2008
Fone Fur Follies
Role: Sound Editor
MOVIE • 2008
P.W. – Paintbrushes and Panels
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
P.W. – Paintbrushes and Panels
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2008