Tom DiCillo

Tom DiCillo

Born: August 14, 1953
in Lejeune Base Camp, North Carolina, USA
Tom DiCillo is an American director, cinematographer, writer and actor born in Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina, and who studied film at New York University. During his early career he began working with director Jim Jarmusch as a cinematographer on films that include Permanent Vacation and Stranger Than Paradise. His experience as cinematographer proved invaluable and he was soon writing and directing his own films.

Movies for Tom DiCillo...

Uncle Howard
Title: Uncle Howard
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 2017
Type: Movie
When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his narrative debut, Bloodhounds of Broadway. Twenty-five years later, his nephew, Aaron, sets out on a quest to find the lost negative of Burroughs: The Movie, his uncle's critically-acclaimed portrait of legendary author William S. Burroughs. When Aaron uncovers Howard's extensive archive in Burroughsโ€™ bunker, it not only revives the film for a new generation, but also opens a vibrant window on New York Cityโ€™s creative culture from the 1970s and โ€˜80s, and inspires a wide-ranging exploration of his beloved uncle's legacy.
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Kingdom Come
Title: Kingdom Come
Character: Self
Released: April 28, 2012
Type: Movie
The documentary, Kingdom Come follows a first-time director (Daniel Gillies) as he tries to raise a million dollars to finance his first film, Broken Kingdom. This emotionally-charged journey is interwoven with over 30 rare interviews from acclaimed indie darlings including Mark Ruffalo, Illeana Douglas, Don Cheadle, Kevin Smith, Edward Burns, Tim Roth, Morgan Spurlock, Selma Blair, Robert Townsend, Bill Pullman and many more.
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Some Days in January, 1984
Title: Some Days in January, 1984
Released: July 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A short behind-the-scenes documentary shot and edited on Super 8 by filmmaker Tom Jarmusch, director Jim Jarmuschโ€™s brother, during the filming of STRANGER THAN PARADISE.
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Independent's Day
Title: Independent's Day
Character: Self
Released: January 15, 1998
Type: Movie
Filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival discuss what it is like to be an independent filmmaker, and what Sundance has done for them.
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At Sundance
Title: At Sundance
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg Araki, Abel Ferrara, Atom Egoyan, James Gray, Robert Redford, Haskell Wexler, among many others. Co-directed by Amy Hobby. [Filmed in Pixelvision and blown-up to evocatively grainy 16mm.]
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Chain Letters
Title: Chain Letters
Character: Bob
Released: September 8, 1985
Type: Movie
Nine Manhattanites receive a chain letter. Depending on their decision to either pass the letter on or to break the chain, the various characters can encounter romance, fulfillment -- and sudden death.
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Stranger Than Paradise
Title: Stranger Than Paradise
Character: Airline Agent
Released: October 1, 1984
Type: Movie
A Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America.
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Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Title: Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Character: Interviewee
Released: March 20, 1984
Type: Movie
Documentary on American film director Jim Jarmusch made for German television. featuring interviews with cast and crew from ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ and ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.
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Give me a spell
Title: Give me a spell
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie