Vic Losick Inc.

Download PDF Version

Although born in Arkansas, Vic Losick is a Jersey boy, a product of New Jersey public schools (K-college) His interest in film was not particularly unusual in his youth, but with several of his Tenafly High School classmates he made his first two films; "The Tower of Dracula" and "Al Capone." After graduating from Rutgers with a BA in Italian literature he snared a great job for a 21-year old as a tour manager taking American tourists around Western Europe for Globus Tours of Lugano, Switzerland. In between tourist seasons Vic lived in Rome.

It was a fortuitous time to be there; Italian cinema was at a height of popularity & he managed to see many films, refining his language skills and falling in love
with cinema.
Returning to the States after 2 years abroad Vic turned his growing interest in film from an avocation into a career. In the late 1960's cinema verite documentaries were flourishing in New York. After driving a taxi for a brief stint he was able to land work with Bill Jersey, and then the Maysles, and later with Robert Drew, among others.