Peter Gessner

Peter
Gessner

Peter Gessner is a licensed private investigator based in San Francisco. Gessner has been a Visiting Professor of Cinema at San Francisco State University and for one summer early in his career, he worked ...

Films

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    Time of the Locust
    Experimental

    Time of the Locust
    Peter Gessner

    16mm, black and white, sound, 12 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Political / Social Activism
    • Found Footage

Biography

Peter Gessner is a licensed private investigator based in San Francisco. Gessner has been a Visiting Professor of Cinema at San Francisco State University and for one summer early in his career, he worked as a reporter for the Village Voice. Prior to his arrival in California, Gessner had been an independent filmmaker; several of his documentaries that dealt with anti-war and labor themes received prizes at international film festivals.