Pascual Sisto

Pascual Sisto (born 1975, Ferrol, Spain) is a Spanish filmmaker and visual artist. His works were exhibited in international galleries and museums, such as the Pompidou Center, the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art and the 53rd Venice Biennale. John and the Hole, the film that marks his directorial debut, was selected for the Cannes 2020 and Sundance 2021 festivals. Sisto was named by Variety as one of the ten directors to watch in 2021. Biography and career Education Sisto graduated from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, where he obtained a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts). In Los Angeles, he obtained a master's degree in media arts from the University of California. 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 in 2017, NYFA Artist Fellowship in Digital and Electronic Arts. In 2017 he was awarded a residency in Visual Arts at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, and in 2019 he won the Artistic Residence of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace.