Dominic Sena: Difference between revisions

| years_active = 1984–present1984–2011

Sena was born in [[Niles, Ohio]] of [[Italian-American]] heritage. His family hails from the town of [[Bagnoli Irpino]], Avellino, Italy. As one of the founders of [[Propaganda Films]], Sena worked primarily in music videos early in his career. He directed several of [[Janet Jackson]]'s image re-defining music videos from her ''[[Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814|Rhythm Nation 1814]]'' album. The "''[[Rhythm Nation 1814 (film)|Rhythm Nation 1814]]"'' musicshort videofilm directed by Sena won the [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Grammy Award Best Long Form Music Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=All&genre=18 |title=Past Winners Search|publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|accessdateaccess-date=2013-08-07}}</ref> Other artists that Sena has directed music videos for include [[Richard Marx]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[Sheena Easton]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Michael Bolton]], [[Peter Cetera]], [[Elizabeth Daily|E.G. Daily]], and [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]. Sena was also the cinematographer for many of the music videos he directed.<ref name="FilmBug"/>

In 1993, Sena directed his first film, ''[[Kalifornia]]'', which starred future Hollywood stars [[Brad Pitt]] and [[David Duchovny]]. While the film garnered good reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kalifornia|title=Kalifornia|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdateaccess-date=2013-08-07}}</ref> it was not a commercial success and it was seven more years before Sena stepped behind the camera again.

In 2000, Sena directed the film ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'', featuring [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Angelina Jolie]], and [[Robert Duvall]]. Other films he has directed include ''[[Swordfish (film)|Swordfish]]'' (2001), ''[[Whiteout (2009 film)|Whiteout]]'' (2009), and ''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]'' (2011).<ref name="FilmBug">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbug.com/db/36209|title=Dominic Sena|publisher=Filmbug|date=2009-09-20|accessdateaccess-date=2013-08-07}}</ref>

*"[[Rhythm Nation (music video)|Rhythm Nation]]", Janet Jackson (1989)

*"[[Headlights on the Parade]]", [[The Blue Nile (band)|The Blue Nile]] (1990)

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