Dominic Sena

{{Infobox person |name = Dominic Sena |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|4|26}} |birth_place = [[Niles, Ohio]], U.S. |occupation = Film director, music video director | years_active = 1984–2011 }}

'''Dominic Sena''' (born April 26, 1949) is an American film director and music video director. As a film director, he is best known for directing the films ''[[Kalifornia]]'' (1993), ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'' (2000), and ''[[Swordfish (film)|Swordfish]]'' (2001). As a music video director, he directed music videos for [[Richard Marx]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Peter Cetera]], [[Janet Jackson]], and [[Sting (musician)|Sting]].

==Life and career== 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]]'' short film 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]]|access-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]], [[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 ''[[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|access-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|access-date=2013-08-07}}</ref>

==Filmography== * ''[[Rhythm Nation 1814 (film)|Rhythm Nation 1814]]'' (1989) * ''[[Kalifornia]]'' (1993) * ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'' (2000) * ''[[Swordfish (film)|Swordfish]]'' (2001) * ''[[13 Graves]]'' (2006)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpEuu35LuTk</ref> * ''[[Whiteout (2009 film)|Whiteout]]'' (2009) * ''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]'' (2011)

==Videography==  *"I Need You", [[Maurice White]] (1985) *"[[Say It, Say It]]", [[Elizabeth Daily|E.G. Daily]] (1986) *"No Easy Way Out", [[Robert Tepper]] (1986) *"Don't Walk Away", Robert Tepper (1986) *"[[Shake You Down]]", [[Gregory Abbott]] (1986) *"[[The Next Time I Fall]]", [[Peter Cetera]] & [[Amy Grant]] (1986) *"[[Top Gun Anthem]]", [[Harold Faltermeyer]] & [[Steve Stevens]] (1986) *"[[Big Mistake (Peter Cetera song)|Big Mistake]]", Peter Cetera (1987) *"[[Let's Wait Awhile]]", [[Janet Jackson]] (1987) *"Listen to the Beat of a Heart", [[The Burns Sisters]] (1987) *"Flash in Japan", [[Eikichi Yazawa|Yazawa]] (1987) *"[[Don't Mean Nothing]]", Richard Marx (1987) *"[[The Pleasure Principle (song)|The Pleasure Principle]]", Janet Jackson (1987) *"[[Should've Known Better (Richard Marx song)|Should've Known Better]]", [[Richard Marx]] (1987) *"[[They Dance Alone]]", [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] (1987) *"[[Little Lies]]", [[Fleetwood Mac]] (1987) *"Victim of Love", [[Bryan Adams]] (1987) *"Indian Summer", [[The Dream Academy]] (1987) *"[[Don't You Want Me (Jody Watley song)|Don't You Want Me]]", [[Jody Watley]] (1987) *"[[The Lover in Me (Sheena Easton song)|The Lover in Me]]", Sheena Easton (1988) *"Why'd You Lie?", [[Colin James]] (1988) *"Get to You", [[Dan Reed Network]] (1988) *"[[Fragile (Sting song)|Fragile]]", Sting (1988) *"I Wish You Were Here", [[Tease (band)|Tease]] (1988) *"Don't Say It's Love", [[Johnny Hates Jazz]] (1988) *"Don't Walk Away", [[Toni Childs]] (1988) *"[[Satisfied (Richard Marx song)|Satisfied]]", Richard Marx (1989) *"[[Miss You Much]]", Janet Jackson (1989) *"[[Rhythm Nation (music video)|Rhythm Nation]]", Janet Jackson (1989) *"[[I Don't Wanna Lose You]]", [[Tina Turner]] (1989) *"[[Heartbeat of Love]]", [[Pia Zadora]] (1989) *"[[Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson song)|Come Back to Me]]", Janet Jackson (1990) *"[[Headlights on the Parade]]", [[The Blue Nile (band)|The Blue Nile]] (1990) *"[[Talk to Me (Anita Baker song)|Talk to Me]]", [[Anita Baker]] (1990)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZNBY_W3ZSM Anita Baker - "Talk To Me" (Official Music Video)]</ref> *"[[I'll Be Your Shelter]]", [[Taylor Dayne]] (1990) *"[[More (The Sisters of Mercy song)|More]]", [[The Sisters of Mercy]] (1990) *"[[One Shot (Tin Machine song)|One Shot]]", [[Tin Machine]] (1991) *"[[Love Is a Wonderful Thing (Michael Bolton song)|Love Is a Wonderful Thing]]", [[Michael Bolton]] (1991) *"[[If (Janet Jackson song)|If]]", Janet Jackson (1993)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0784061}} * [https://archive.today/20130807140131/http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?id=33 Dominic Sena] at MVDBase.com

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