Joshua Gibson
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Josh Gibson is a moving image artist working in documentary, hybrid forms and experimental cinematography.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015
- Director of Cinematic Arts in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018
Contact Information
- 114 S Buchanan Blvd. Smith War, Bay 12, Duke Box 90766, Durham, NC 27708
- Duke Box 90766, Durham, NC 27708-0766
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joshigi@duke.edu
(919) 660-3195
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My website
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1999
- B.A., Duke University 1995
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Duke Appointment History
- Lecturing Fellow in Art of the Moving Image, Art of the Moving Image, Literature 2012 - 2014
- Instructor, Univ in Art of Moving Image, Art of the Moving Image, Literature 2002 - 2012
- Recognition
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In the News
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MAR 18, 2020 Duke Arts -
MAR 9, 2020 Trinity College of Arts and Sciences -
JUL 15, 2013
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Awards & Honors
- Artistic Vision Award. River Run International Film Festival. 2016
- Collaboration Development Grant. Vice Provost of the Arts. 2016
- Humanities Writ Large Filmmaking Grant: African Cinema. Humanities Writ Large. 2016
- Fandor Fix/Shorts Award. Fandor . 2015
- North Carolina Arts Council Filmmaking Fellowship. North Carolina Arts Council. 2015
- Best Film . Cinema Drunk Film Festival. 2014
- Collaboration Development Grant. Vice Provost of the Arts. 2014
- Directors Choice Award. Black Maria Film Festival. 2014
- Second Place for Documentary. Milwaukee Underground Film Festival. 2014
- (Long) Film Award. Florida Film Festival. 2013
- Best Cinematography. DIY Film Festival. 2013
- Best Individual Contribution to Short Film . Edinburgh International Film Festival. 2013
- Jurors Choice Award. Black Maria Film Festival. 2013
- Jury Stellar Award (Grand Prize for Documentary). Black Maria Film Festival. 2013
- Mericos Foundation Grant. Mericos Foundation. 2013
- Nominated for Cinema Eye Honors. Cinema Eye Honors. 2013
- Artistic Vision Award. Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. 2012
- Best Experimental Film. Crossroads Film Festival. 2012
- Best International Short Film . Zagreb Dox International Film Festival. 2012
- Best Short Film . Indie Grits Film Festival. 2012
- Best South Eastern Film . Lookout Wild Film Festival. 2012
- Slamdance Five Flavors of Filmmaking Award. Slamdance Film Festival. 2012
- Best Documentary Short. LA Film Festival. 2011
- Special Jury Prize. Indie Memphis. 2011
- Stellar Jury Award (Grand Prize for Documentary). Black Maria Film Festival. 2011
- Duke Faculty Collaboration Development Grant. Vice Provost of the Arts. October 2010
- Duke Faculty Collaboration Development Grant. Vice Provost of the Arts. March 2010
- Duke Collaboration Development Grant. Vice Provost of the Arts. 2008
- North Carolina Arts Council Filmmaking Fellowship. North Carolina Arts Council. 2006
- Mericos Foundation Grant. Mericos Foundation. 2005
- Duke University Faculty Development Grant. Duke Institute of the Arts. 2004
- Best Narrative Short. Flickering Image Film Festival. 2001
- North Carolina Humanities Council Film Award. North Carolina Humanities Council. 1999
- Fulbright Fellowship. Fulbright Foundation. 1997
- Expertise
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Subject Headings
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Global Scholarship
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Expertise
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Research
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- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Gibson, J. “Driving Lessons: Reflections on Indian Filmmaker Mani Kaul,” 2011.
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Other Articles
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Gibson, J. “Nile Perch,” December 2012.
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Gibson, J. “Light Plate,” April 2012.
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Gibson, J. “Kudzu Vine,” January 2011.
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Gibson, J. “Yellow Movie,” January 2010.
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Gibson, J. “Bird Dance,” 2009.
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Gibson, J. “Deliverance,” 2009.
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Gibson, J. “Siamese Connection,” 2007.
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Exhibitions, Screenings, & Performances
- Kudzu Vine | New Southern Photography at Ogden Museum of Southern Art 2018 - 2019
- Light Plate | Labocine/Imagine Science August issue (#25) at Labocine 2018
- Pig Film | World Premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018
- Kudzu Vine | screening at microcinema, Kingston, NY 2018
- SenCinema | Durham Premiere at Rubenstein Arts Center 2018
- SenCinema | screening at West African Film Festival 2018
- Kudzu Vine | Online Distribution at Guide Doc 2018
- SenCinema | European Premiere at Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018
- SenCinema | screening at International Black Film Festival, Nashville 2017
- SenCinema | European Premiere at Africa in Motion Film Festival, Scotland 2017
- SenCinema | US Premiere at DC Black Film Festival 2017
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited | screening at Rotterdam International Film Festival 2017
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited | screening at Havana Film Festival 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited | screening at New Orleans Film Festival 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited | screening at Film Fest DC 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited | screening at Indie Grits 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited | screening at San Diego Latin American Film Festival 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited | Installation at Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art 2015 - 2016
- Journey to the Sea | Premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015
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Artistic Works & Non-Print Media
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Films
- Pig Film. Director. 2018
- SenCinema. Director. 2017
- Journey to the Sea. Director. 2015
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited. Director. 2015
- Theoretical Architectures. Director. 2014
- Dinosaurz. Director. 2013
- Nile Perch. Director. 2013
- Light Plate. Director. 2012
- Watermelon. Director. 2012
- Kudzu Vine. Director. 2011
- Place for Landing. Visual artist. 2010
- Yellow Movie. Director. 2010
- Garba: Dancing for the Goddess. Visual artist. 2009
- Scene 32. Visual artist. 2009
- Siamese Connection. Director. 2008
- Cats. Director. 2004
- Tommy. Director. 2003
- Birthmark. Director. 1999
- Two Rivers. Director. 1999
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- ARTSVIS 340S: Producing Docu-Fiction 2021
- ARTSVIS 356S: 16mm Film Production 2021
- ARTSVIS 740S: Producing Docu-Fiction 2021
- DOCST 278S: Producing Docu-Fiction 2021
- DOCST 357S: 16mm Film Production 2021
- VMS 291: Independent Study 2021
- VMS 340S: Producing Docu-Fiction 2021
- VMS 362S: 16mm Film Production 2021
- VMS 635S: 16mm Film Production 2021
- VMS 740S: Producing Docu-Fiction 2021
- AMI 334S: Producing Docu-Fiction 2020
- AMI 491: Individual Project 2020
- ARTSVIS 340S: Producing Docu-Fiction 2020
- ARTSVIS 356S: 16mm Film Production 2020
- DOCST 278S: Producing Docu-Fiction 2020
- DOCST 357S: 16mm Film Production 2020
- VMS 340S: Producing Docu-Fiction 2020
- VMS 362S: 16mm Film Production 2020
- VMS 363S: Time, Space and Film 2020
- VMS 635S: 16mm Film Production 2020
- VMS 691: Independent Study 2020
- VMS 793: Independent Study in Visual and Media Studies 2020
- AMI 352S: Time, Space and Film 2019
- AMI 356S: 16mm Film Production 2019
- AMI 395: Internship 2019
- AMI 499S: Capstone Course in Arts of the Moving Image 2019
- AMI 643SL: Narrative Practice in Global Art Cinema 2019
- AMI 691: Independent Study 2019
- AMI 791: Independent Study 2019
- AMI 890S: Special Topics in AMI 2019
- ARTSVIS 356S: 16mm Film Production 2019
- ARTSVIS 641SL: Narrative Practice in Global Art Cinema 2019
- DOCST 357S: 16mm Film Production 2019
- VMS 362S: 16mm Film Production 2019
- VMS 363S: Time, Space and Film 2019
- VMS 391: Independent Study 2019
- VMS 641SL: Narrative Practice in Global Art Cinema 2019
- VMS 793: Independent Study in Visual and Media Studies 2019
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Presentations & Appearances
- Tempo of Tomorow Revisited: Rotterdam International Film Festival. 2017 2017
- Journey to the Sea: Crossroads Film Festival. 2016 2016
- Journey to the Sea: Haverhill Film Festival. 2016 2016
- Kudzu Vine: Anthology Film Archives. 2016 2016
- Nile Perch. Fishermen of the World Film Festival. 2016 2016
- River Run International Film Festival. 2016 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited: Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano. 2016 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited: Indie Grits Film Festival. 2016 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited: New Orleans Film Festival. 2016 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited: North Carolina Latin American Film Festival. 2016 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited: Traverse City Film Festival. 2016 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited: Washington DC International Film Festival. 2016 2016
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited: Washington DC International Film Festival. 2016 2016
- Theoretical Architectures: CICA International Exhibition on Indie Music Video and Sound Art. 2016 2016
- Artist Talk. Appalachian State University. SECCA. October 2015 2015
- Journey to the Sea. South Eastern Center for Contemporary Art. October 2015 2015
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited. South Eastern Center For Contemporary Art. October 2015 2015
- Journey to the Sea. Edinburgh International Film Festival. July 2015 2015
- Technological Death and the Rebirth of the Real. Jerusalem International Film Festival. July 2015 2015
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited: San Diego Latin American Film Festival. 2015 2015
- Theoretical Architectures. New York Film Festival: Projections. September 2014 2014
- International Juror. Zagreb Dox. 2014 2014
- Latent Engagements. Stanford University. 2014 2014
- Latent Engagements. University of Iowa. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Ann Arbor Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Athens International Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Camden International Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Cinema Drunk Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Crossroads Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. DIY Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Flagler College. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Florida State. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Full Frame Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Images Festival - Copenhagen. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Indie Grits Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Milwaukee Underground Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. National Gallery of Art. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Reset Cinema/New Orleans Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. San Francisco Documentary Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Nile Perch. Yale Environmental Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Theoretical Architectures. Black Maria Film Festival. 2014 - 2015 2014 - 2015
- Theoretical Architectures. Telluride Film Festival. 2014 2014
- Dinosaurz. Adept 8 Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Latent Engagements. Flagler College. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Africa World Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Atlanta International Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Black Maria Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Cucalorus Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Devour!: The Food Film Fest. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Edinburgh International Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Finger Lakes Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Green Film Festival in Seoul. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. LA Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Laboratorio de Arte Alameda. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Merchant City Film Festival, Glasgow. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. New York Film Festival: Views From the Avant-Garde. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Portugal Underground Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Nile Perch. Voices From the Water International Film Festival. 2013 2013
- Driving Lessons: Reflections on Indian Filmmaker Mani Kaul. University of Trondheim. 2011 2011
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Service to the Profession
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Service to Duke
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