P. Adams Sitney
P. Adams Sitney | |
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P. Adams Sitney in 2018 | |
| Born | August 9, 1944 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 2025 (aged 80) Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film historian |
| Known for | Co-founding the Anthology Film Archives First to describe structural film |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Yale University (A.B., Ph.D.) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History of American avant-garde cinema |
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P. Adams Sitney (August 9, 1944 – June 8, 2025), was a historian of American avant-garde cinema. He was known as the author of Visionary Film, one of the first books on the history of experimental film in the United States.