James Pellerito at the 2009 Silverdocs. |
Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, EditorBIOJames Pellerito was born and raised in Vicenza, Italy, near Venice. James moved to New York to attend Columbia and received a BA and MFA in Film as well as an MA in Art History and Cinema Studies from NYU. He worked for many years at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the Greek and Roman Art Department. His short film MAREE (TIDES), shot on location in Venice, screened in over one hundred festivals worldwide and won awards at over twenty-five festivals including Berlin, Rhode Island and Cinequest, qualifying it for Academy Award consideration in 2005. |