Dominic Sena

Dominic Sena
Born	April 26, 1949 (1949-04-26) (age 62) Niles, Ohio
Occupation	Film director

Dominic Sena (born April 26, 1949) is an American film director.

Life and career

Sena was born in Niles, Ohio. He is of Italian-American heritage. His family hails from the town of Bagnoli Irpino, Avellino, Italy.^{[citation needed]} As one of the founders of Propaganda Films, Sena worked primarily in music videos early in his career. Sena directed several of Janet Jackson's image re-defining music videos from her Rhythm Nation 1814 album. In 1993, Sena directed his first film, Kalifornia, which starred future Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and David Duchovny. While the film garnered good reviews,^[1] it would be seven more years before Sena stepped behind the camera again.

In 2000, Sena reappeared with the film Gone in 60 Seconds featuring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, and Robert Duvall. The following year brought Swordfish starring Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, and Halle Berry.

Filmography

• Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
• Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation (1990) (V) (videos "Rhythm Nation", "Miss You Much", "Come Back to Me")
• Kalifornia (1993)
• The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984–1994 (1994) (V) (video "They Dance Alone")
• Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (1996) (V) (videos "The Pleasure Principle", "Let's Wait Awhile", "Rhythm Nation", "Come Back to Me" and "Miss You Much")
• Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
• Swordfish (2001)
• From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos (2004) (V) (video "If")
• 13 Graves (2006) (TV)
• Whiteout (2009)
• Season of the Witch (2011)

References

1. ^ Rotten Tomatoes http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kalifornia/

External links

• Dominic Sena at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Sena, Dominic
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Date of birth	April 26, 1949
Place of birth	Niles, Ohio
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