Chel White
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Chel White, 2013
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May 30, 1959 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Antioch University |
| Occupation | filmmaker, director, composer |
| Years active | 1985-present |
Chel White is an American film director, commercial and music video director, composer, actor, screenwriter, and visual effects supervisor on feature films. He is co-founder of the international production company Bent Image Lab in Portland, Oregon, along with co-founders Ray Di Carlo and David Daniels.
Known for his first person narratives and stylized use of images, White's films explore love, obsession, alienation, memories, and dreams. He uses allegory and frequently black humor to paint pictures of the human experience. His narrative films are often told from the perspective of the estranged individual; the outsider looking in. He has made three films based on the work of Peabody Award winning radio personality and writer Joe Frank (Dirt, Soulmate, and Magda). White has directed music videos for Radiohead's lead singer Thom Yorke, The Melvins,Tom Brosseau, Chrysta Bell & David Lynch, and collaborated with the Oregon Symphony. The Austin Chronicle says, "(Chel White's) work seems to dispatch itself in some secret, subversive code, flashing messages amid animation, obscure stock footage, and actors with crazy eyes."
Chel White was born May 30, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. White cites his earliest influence as being the Surrealist painting he was exposed to in grade school when visiting the Art Institute of Chicago. He began making films in high school and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Arts, with a central focus on experimental film, from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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