Pascual Sisto

Sisto was named by Variety as one of the ten directors to watch in 2021.

Pascual Sisto studied at Art Center College of Design and University of California, Los Angeles. The recorded working language is Spanish and English. Places of work recorded in the authority are Los Angeles. Works named in the authority record are John and the Hole. Distinctions recorded are artist-in-residence.

• Name — Pascual Sisto • Born — 1975 • Birthplace — Ferrol, Spain • Education — ArtCenter College of Design University of California, Los Angeles • Occupation — filmmaker visual artist • Notable Works — John and the Hole, Océano • Website — pascualsisto.com/

Sisto graduated from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film. In 2007, he obtained a master's degree in media arts from the University of California, Los Angeles. Sisto also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2011, and received grants from the California Community Foundation Emerging Artist in 2012, ARC Durfee Foundation in 2011 and NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Digital and Electronic Arts in 2017. In 2017 he was awarded a residency in Visual Arts at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, and the 2019 Artistic Residency of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace.

In 2003, due to the short film Océano, in which he worked as a director and screenwriter, Sisto won the Kodak Vision Award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. In 2009, he presented art exhibitions at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art and at the 53rd Venice Biennale. In 2010, he was one of the artists selected by the Department of Cultural Affairs and LAX to create a permanent exhibition at the Tom Bradley International Terminal. His art exhibitions have already been reviewed by Art in America, Flash Art, Los Angeles Times and Vice. In October 2019, Sisto started shooting the feature film that marks his directorial debut, John and the Hole, which was written by Nicolás Giacobone. John and the Hole was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival and 2021 Sundance film festival, which placed Sisto on Varietys list of ten directors to watch in 2021. In January 2021, the movie appears on TheWrap, Screen Daily, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and IndieWire's lists of the most anticipated films at the Sundance Film Festival. It was released on August 6, 2021, by IFC Films.

• 2017: Steps (co-director, producer and executive producer)