He has worked extensively with film director Gus Van Sant, creating visual effects on several of Van Sant's projects. Surreal, ethereal, wistful, and witty, I just allow my imagination to be taken into his complex, mysterious worlds.” 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." Ĭhel White has directed music videos for Radiohead's Thom Yorke, The Melvins, Tom Brosseau, Chrystabell & David Lynch, and collaborated with the Oregon Symphony. Ĭhale Nafus of the Austin Film Society says, "I have been amazed at the stylistic and thematic diversity in (Chel White’s) films. He describes his own work as “stories and images that reside on the brink of dreams, or linger on the periphery of distorted memories.” A Rockefeller Fellow, Chel White has made three films based on the work of Peabody Award-winning writer and radio personality Joe Frank ( Dirt, Soulmate, and Magda). He often adopts darkly humorous and poetic sensibilities to explore topics of love, obsession and alienation with dreams and the subconscious being his greatest influences. In his independent films and music videos, White is known for his stylized, often experimental use of images, unusual animation and narratives depicting an outsider's perspective. Chel White (born May 30, 1959) is an American film director, composer, screenwriter and visual effects artist.
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