School of Creative Arts, Film and Media (SCAFM)

Profile

John Caro has previously written and directed two narrative shorts: Shake, Rattle and Roll (1997) and Come Again? (1998). While studying in Canada , he developed a personal documentary about illegitimacy, entitled Bastard (2001). His work has been screened at Raindance, Docupolis, The One Minute Film & Video Festival and the International Tel-Aviv Film Festival.

Additionally, he has toiled as a producer and editor on numerous short films. From 1983 to 1987 he was a set decorator at Pinewood Studios, working on such films as Aliens, Legend and Full Metal Jacket. In 1997 he was on the crew of Mike Figgis’ The Death of Sexual Innocence.

John graduated from the University of Newcastle at Northumbria’s Media Production Programme in 1998. Supported by a Commonwealth Scholarship, he went on to successfully complete a Film and Video Master’s Degree at York University, Toronto. He is currently Subject Leader for Creative Arts.