a whole 12ish years chewing gum in real time

Jack Guariento

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I’m a filmmaker and programmer based between Glasgow and Montreal. I am currently on the programming teams for Glasgow Short Film Festival, Cinema Politica, and Tënk Canada, and programme occasional screenings for Cinéma Public.

I am especially drawn to films which play around with form in weird and thought provoking ways, and have a particular interest in the crossover between activist film and experimental cinema.

CV:

Programming, Curation
Writing etc.

2026, Les films de Margaret Tait, Tënk Canada
2026, Bluebeard's Castle: A Made for TV Masterpiece, Eternal Family
2024 - Present, Pre-selector, Glasgow Short Film Festival
2026, Weather Diary 1, Tënk Canada
2026, Programming Committee, Cinema Politica
2025, ‘Nobody’s Business,’ Cinéma Public
2025, ‘Bread Day + Paradise,’ Cinéma Public
2023, Programming Assistant, Iberodocs
2023, ‘Six Short Films About Housing,’ CCA Glasgow

Films

2026, a whole 12ish years chewing gum in real time; digitized 16mm & miniDV
2024, Sagittarius; VHS, digital
2024, Lapide; VHS
2023, The Letter; digital
2022, Bellsmyre Caledonia; digitised 16mm & 8mm
2021, Marjorie’s Story; digital - (made in collaboration with Living Rent & Uma Nada-Rajah). Made possible with funding from Arika
2021, The Sun UP & Down Like a Yo-Yo; digitised 8mm
2019, My Grandmother Sits in the Garden; VHS
2019, Kelvin; VHS

Screenings

2026, Selected 16 (FLAMIN & videoclub) touring programme, Bellsmyre Caledonia
2025, OffBeat Folk Film Festival, Bellsmyre Caledonia
2024, MTL Montage, Lapide
2024, Exit Glasgow, Lapide
2024, Glasgow Short Film Festival, The Letter
2023, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Bellsmyre Caledonia
2023, CCA, ‘Six Short Films About Housing,’ Bellsmyre Caledonia
2023, Alchemy Film & Arts Festival, Bellsmyre Caledonia
2022, Glasgow Trades Council, Marjorie’s Story
2022, Alchemy Film & Arts Festival, The Sun Up & Down Like a Yo-Yo
2022, Glasgow Women’s Library, Marjorie’s Story
2021, Workers’ Stories at GalGael, Marjorie’s Story
2021, GAMIS & Govanhill International Festival, The Sun Up & Down Like a Yo-Yo
2021, Alchemy Film & Arts Festival, My Grandmother Sits in the Garden
2020, International Portrait Film Festival, My Grandmother Sits in the Garden
2020, 9th Annual Video Poetry Festival, My Grandmother Sits in the Garden

Music Video Commissions

2021, Catkins, Raveloe (Olive Grove Records)
2021, It Looks Like It’s Gunna..., Morvern (J.G.) (Leaf People)
2021, New House, Raveloe (Olive Grove)
2021, Hollow Days; Sulka (Lost Map)
2020, Sheep Sleep; MOD (Negative Hope)

Residencies, Training, Courses, etc.

2023, Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Seminar.
2023, GMAC Film, Little Pictures - commissioned filmmaker.
2021, Sharp Shorts development scheme, Short Circuit
2021, Interdisciplinary Residency, Hospitalfield
2021, Research Skills Training, Bectu Vision
2021, Archive in Contemporary Production, NFTS
2017, Certificate in Ethnographic Documentary Filmmaking, Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology

Education

2019, University of Glasgow, MEd in Adult Education, Community Development & Youth Work - graduation with distinction
2016, University of Edinburgh, MA (Hons) in Social Anthropology - graduation with distinction