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Line 11: \| years_active = 1985-present }} '''Chel White''' (born May 30, 1959) is an [[Americans\|American]] [[film director]], [[composer]], [[screenwriter]] and [[visual effects]] artist. 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. 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://creative-capital.org/artists/chel-white/\|title=Chel White}}</ref> He describes his own work as “stories and images that reside on the brink of dreams, or linger on the periphery of distorted memories.”<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924603/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 \| title=Chel White \| website=www.imdb.com \| access-date=2024-06-22}}{{User-generated source\|certain=yes\|date= March 2022}}</ref> A [[Rockefeller Fellow]], Chel White has made three films based on the work of [[Peabody Award]]-winning writer and radio personality [[Joe Frank]] (''[[Dirt (1998 film)\|Dirt]]'', ''Soulmate'', ''[[Magda (2004 film)\|Magda]]'' ).<ref>{{Cite journal\|url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/01/joe-franks-last-interview-before-his-death.html\|title=The Last Days of Joe Frank, the Radio Legend Who Inspired Today's Audio Golden Age\|journal=Slate \|date=19 January 2018\|last1=Oppenheimer \|first1=Mark }}</ref> Chale Nafus of the [[Austin Film Society]] says, "I have been amazed at the stylistic and thematic diversity in (Chel White’s) films. Surreal, ethereal, wistful, and witty, I just allow my imagination to be taken into his complex, mysterious worlds.”<ref name="austinfilm.org">{{cite web \| url=http://www.austinfilm.org/page.aspx?pid=3586 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017012715/http://www.austinfilm.org/page.aspx?pid=3586 \| archive-date=2015-10-17 \| title=AVANT CINEMA 4.2: FEVER DREAMS/HEAVENLY NIGHTMARES - Austin Film Society }}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2003-08-08/171978/\|title=Here Come the Judges}}</ref> Chel White has directed music videos for Radiohead's [[Thom Yorke]],<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.videostatic.com/content/new-release-thom-yorke-harrowdown-hill \| title=NEW RELEASE: Thom Yorke "Harrowdown Hill" \| website=VideoStatic }}</ref> [[The Melvins]],<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/melvins/hooch \| title=Hooch by Melvins - Songfacts }}</ref> [[Tom Brosseau]], [[Chrystabell]] & [[David Lynch]], and collaborated with the [[Oregon Symphony]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://oldsite.nwfilm.org/archives/schedule_2001/nowplaying_janfeb01.html\|title = Northwest Film Center Archive: January/February 2001}}</ref> He has worked extensively with film director [[Gus Van Sant]], creating visual effects on several of Van Sant's projects.<ref name="adage.com">{{Cite web\|url=https://adage.com/article/behind-the-work/gus-van-sant-s-milk-bent/134690\|title = Gus van Sant's Milk Gets Bent\|date = 19 February 2009}}</ref> White began directing commercials in 1992, and with a focus in [[stop motion]], began directing television programs in 1999, including two parodies for [[Saturday Night Live]]. Along with [[Ray Di Carlo]] and [[David Daniels (film)\|David Daniels]], Chel White is a co-founder of the international production company [[Bent Image Lab]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url = http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2008/bent-image-lab/\|title = Bent Image Lab in Good Shape\|date = 17 September 2008\|access-date = 24 June 2009\|archive-date = 7 August 2019\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190807211827/http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2008/bent-image-lab/\|url-status = dead}}</ref> in [[Portland, Oregon]]. == Early life and education == Chel White was born in [[Kansas City, Missouri]] and grew up in [[Colorado]], [[Michigan]], [[Stockholm]], and [[Evanston, Illinois]] where his father was a [[Northwestern University]] professor and his mother a schoolteacher.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://ultravillage.com/chel-white \| title=Ultravillage \| A collector's guide to underground new age and ambient music }}</ref> White cites his earliest influence as being the [[Surrealist]] paintings he was exposed to in grade school when visiting the [[Art Institute of Chicago]].<ref name="nightflight.com">{{Cite web \|url=http://nightflight.com/chel-whites-early-animated-films-machine-song-metal-dogs-of-india/ \|title=Chel White's Early Animated Films: "Machine Song" & "Metal Dogs of India" – Night Flight \|access-date=2016-01-08 \|archive-date=2016-01-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126092831/http://nightflight.com/chel-whites-early-animated-films-machine-song-metal-dogs-of-india/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He began making films in high school where, studying under instructors Peter Kingsbury and Kevin Dole, he was introduced to the films of [[Norman McLaren]], [[Harry Everett Smith]], [[Bruce Conner]], [[Maya Deren]], [[Kenneth Anger]], [[Will Hindle]], [[Len Lye]] and [[Jean Cocteau]]. White recalls, "When I was 16, I realized animation was the bridge between being an artist and a filmmaker. At that point I never looked back."<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2012/04/what-animation-means-to-me/ \| title=What Animation Means to Me… \| date=2 April 2012 }}</ref> In 1984, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Arts, with a central focus on experimental film, from [[Antioch College]]. During his time in Antioch College, he was in a band named The Blackouts, with [[John Flansburgh]], who later formed the band [[They Might Be Giants]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Blackouts - TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base \|url=https://tmbw.net/wiki/The_Blackouts \|access-date=2024-02-14 \|website=tmbw.net}}</ref> == Independent filmmaker == Line 24: The films that followed include ''[[Dirt (1998 film)\|Dirt]]'' (1998), ''Soulmate'' (2000), ''Passage'' (2001), ''[[Magda (2004 film)\|Magda]]'' (2004), ''A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process in Less Than 60 Seconds'' (2005), ''Wind'' (2007), the feature film ''Bucksville'' (2011), the Donald Trump horror parody ''Little Donnie'' (2017), and ''Dreams of a Fallen Astronaut'' (2020) part of the Gratzfilm omnibus ''The One Minute Memoir''.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-one-minute-memoir/\| title = The One-Minute Memoir {{!}} Film Threat\| date = 2 June 2020}}</ref> In 2002, as a poetic response to the tragedies of September 11, Chel White created ''New York'' to be part of the omnibus collection ''Underground Zero''. The [[Chicago Tribune]] called White's film "an eerie paean to the city itself,"<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-09-06-0209060032-story.html\| title = Dramatic films deal with 9/11, one year later – Chicago Tribune\| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]\| date = 6 September 2002}}</ref> and Bill Stamets of the [[Chicago Reader]] said, “Chel White’s ''New York'' makes a ruined city enchanted again: jets ascend in twilight, framed by silhouetted rooftops and cranes, and droplets sparkle like tiny diamonds as kids delight in the spray of fire hydrants."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/underground-zero-ii/Film?oid=1050625\|title=Underground Zero II\|date=6 September 2002}}</ref> White's 2007 short film, ''Wind,'' was commissioned by [[Radiohead]]’s creative director Dilly Gent and the climate change awareness group [[Live Earth]]. [[The New York Times Magazine]] describes it as “(a) beautiful film, very moving, set to a poem by Antonio Machado and narrated by Alec Baldwin.”<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/videophiles-earth-matter/~~?searchResultPosition=2~~\|title = Videophiles \| Earth Matter\|date = 19 May 2010}}</ref> Using a [[Robert Bly]] translation of the poem, ''Wind'' creates a metaphor for humanity's lack of planet stewardship. Along with eight other Live Earth commissioned films, "Wind" made its world premiere in the opening night program of the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] with keynote speaker [[Al Gore]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/al-gore-opens-tribeca-film-festival/ \| date=2007-04-26 \| title=Al Gore Opens Tribeca Film Festival \| website=[[CBS News]] \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524232717/https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/26/entertainment/main2730075.shtml, ~~Anonymous~~\| ~~Author,2007~~archive-04date=2011-~~26, Retrieved on 2009~~05-~~03-17~~24}}</ref> The films of Chel White have screened in the [[Sundance Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://history.sundance.org/people/1955\|title=Sundance Institute}}</ref> [[Berlinale]], [[IFFR]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.iffr.com/en/persons/chel-white/\|title=Homepagina \| IFFR\|access-date=2015-04-10\|archive-date=2015-04-17\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417072341/https://www.iffr.com/en/persons/chel-white/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[SXSW]], [[Ottawa International Animation Festival]], [[Annecy Festival]], [[Hiroshima International Animation Festival]],<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://eng.hiroanim.org/03schedule/highlights/03-2.php \| title=Best of the World }}</ref> [[HKIFF]], [[Seattle International Film Festival\|SIFF]], and the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]]. 2012 saw the release of ''Bucksville'',<ref name="bucksvillemovie.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.bucksvillemovie.com/ \|title=Home \|website=bucksvillemovie.com}}</ref> Chel White's directorial [[feature film]] debut. Written and produced well before the [[Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge]] and the 2016 Trump presidential election, ''Bucksville'' is a dark but eerily beautiful and prescient story about a young man who struggles to ~~accept~~escape the reality of being bound for life to a disenfranchised, small town radical [[militia]] started 20 years ago by his father.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://hollywoodtheatre.org/events/bucksville/ \| title=Bucksville }}</ref> Distributed by [[Phase 4 Films]], ''Bucksville'' stars Thomas Stroppel, [[Ted Rooney]] and Allen Nause, with a cameo role by [[Tom Berenger]] as The Patron of Justice.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://oregonconfluence.com/2014/04/29/bucksville-releases-april-29-2014/\|title = BUCKSVILLE Releases April 29, 2014 \| the Confluence\|date = 29 April 2014}}</ref> The [[screenplay]] is by Laura McGie<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3759273/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr26\|title=Laura McGie\|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> and Chel White, with music by [[Tom Brosseau]]. Jamie S. Rich of [[The Oregonian]] calls Bucksville, “An insightful portrayal of an extreme point of view without the expected self-righteous critique.”<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bucksville/\|title = Bucksville\|website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> White's museum screenings include the [[Van Gogh Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.crackingtheframe.org/new-page\|title = Cracking the Frame}}</ref> [[The Brooklyn Museum]], The [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] and The [[High Museum]] in Atlanta. His retrospective presentations include the [[Ann Arbor Film Festival]] (1999 and 2002),<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://media.aadl.org/documents/pdf/aaff/aaff_41_program.pdf ~~{{Bare~~\| ~~URL~~title=40th Ann Arbor Film Festival ~~PDF~~\| access-date=~~March 2022~~2024-06-22}}</ref> [[Southern Arts Federation\|Southern Circuit]] (2002), the [[Austin Film Society]] (2003),<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2003-08-08/171978/\|title = Here Come the Judges}}</ref> a 20-year career retrospective at the [[Northwest Film Center]] (Portland Art Museum)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://oldsite.nwfilm.org/screenings/41/429/\|title = NwFilmCenter}}</ref> (2012), and a [[Bent Image Lab]] retrospective and masterclass at the [[Ottawa International Animation Festival]] (2018).<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2018/07/ottawa-fest-first-program-highlights-isle-of-dogs-bent-image-lab-steven-subotnick/ \| title=Ottawa Fest First Program Highlights: 'Isle of Dogs,' Bent Image Lab & Steven Subotnick \| date=25 July 2018 }}</ref> Chel White is the recipient of media arts [[Fellow]]ships from The [[Rockefeller Foundation]]<ref name="mediaartists.org">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2007/05/iw-news-rockefeller-funds-750000-for-22-artists-74670/\|title = IW NEWS \| Rockefeller Funds $750,000 for 22 Artists\|date = 2 May 2007}}</ref> The [[Regional Arts & Culture Council]],<ref name="racc.org">{{Cite web \| url=https://racc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ArtNotesJanFeb05.pdf ~~{{Bare~~\| title=RACC Awards Artist Fellowships to Chel White and Craig ~~URL~~Lesley ~~PDF~~\| access-date=~~March 2022~~2024-06-22}}</ref> Portland Oregon, and project grants from [[Creative Capital]], the Pacific Pioneer Fund and the [[Oregon Arts Commission]]. ''Fever Dreams and Heavenly Nightmares'', a DVD compilation of Chel White's short [[independent films]], was released in 2006 by Microcinema International.<ref name="austinfilm.org"/> Chel White is featured as one of six interviewees in Martin Cooper's feature documentary ''History, Mystery & Odyssey: The Lives and Work of Six Portland Animators'' (2023). The other interviewees are [[Joan C. Gratz]], [[Jim Blashfield]], [[Joanna Priestley]], [[Rose Bond]] and Zak Margolis.<ref name="oregonlive.com">[https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2023/08/six-of-portlands-most-gifted-animators-are-the-focus-of-a-new-documentary-that-screens-sunday.html Six of Portland’s most gifted animators are the focus of a new documentary]</ref> The film premiered at the 2023 [[Ottawa International Animation Festival]].<ref>[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/documentary-2/portland-based-animator-documentary-history-mystery-odyssey-231652.html Six Portland-Based Animators Step In Front Of The Camera]</ref> == Professional career == Chel White started his professional career in 1986, working as an [[animator]] for [[film director]] [[Jim Blashfield]] on music videos for [[Paul Simon]], [[Tears for Fears]] and [[Michael Jackson]]. In 1991, he began creating visual effects for director [[Gus Van Sant]], starting with ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'' (1991). White went on to be [[visual effects supervisor]] on Van Sant's ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)\|Even Cowgirls Get The Blues]]'' (1993), ''[[Paranoid Park (film)\|Paranoid Park]]'' (2007), ''[[Milk (2008 American film)\|Milk]]''<ref name="adage.com"/> (2008) and ''[[Restless (2011 film)\|Restless]]'' (2011), as well as title effects supervisor on director [[Todd Haynes]]' film, ''[[I'm Not There]]'',<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://creativity-online.com/?action=news:article&newsId=134690&sectionName=behind_the_work\|title = Best Commercials, Advertising and Brand Creativity}}</ref> and the animation sequences in [[David Oyelowo]]'s feature film, ''[[The Water Man (film)\|The Water Man]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-water-man-movie-review-2021\|title=The Water Man movie review & film summary (2021) \| Roger Ebert}}</ref> White directed two shorts for [[NBC]]'s [[Saturday Night Live]] and [[Robert Smigel\|Robert Smigel's]] [[List of SNL TV Funhouse\|Saturday TV Funhouse]], ''The Narrator That Ruined Christmas'' (season 27, episode 9)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chel-white/credits/502918/\|title = Chel White}}</ref> and ''Blue Christmas'' (season 30, episode 8).<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0694826/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11\|title = "Saturday Night Live" Ellen Degeneres/No Doubt (TV Episode 2001) - IMDb\|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> Both are parodies of the ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)\|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' television special (1964). Airing first on December 15, 2001, ''The Narrator That Ruined Christmas'' was written by [[Robert Smigel]], Michael Gordon, [[Louis CK]] and [[Stephen Colbert]], with the voices of [[Chris Parnell]], [[Maya Rudolph]], [[Amy Poehler]], [[Doug Dale]], and [[Robert Smigel]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Airing first on December 18, 2004, ''Blue Christmas'' was written by Robert Smigel and Michelle Saks Smigel with additional material by [[Rich Blomquist]], Stephen Colbert, [[Scott Jacobson]], and Matt O'Brien, and voices by Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Erik Bergmann, and [[Robert Smigel]]. The success of the SNL shorts led to other holiday themed [[stop motion]] projects that White would direct through Bent Image Lab, including two children's television specials for [[Hallmark Channel]]. In reviewing the 2011 television holiday programs, Mike Hale of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called ''[[Jingle All the Way (TV special)]]'' "By far the best of the bunch. In addition to its charming art and pleasantly low-key storytelling, 'Jingle' stands apart from the other holiday programs by not focusing on the manufacturing or delivery of toys."<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/arts/television/jingle-all-the-way-the-elf-on-the-shelf-and-more-christmas-cartoons-television-review.html~~?_r=0~~\|title = Kicking off an Animated Holiday Season\|newspaper = The New York Times\|date = 23 November 2011\|last1 = Hale\|first1 = Mike}}</ref> In 2006, Chel White directed the [[music video]] for [[Thom Yorke]]'s song ''[[Harrowdown Hill]]'' (Best Music Video, 2007 [[SXSW]]).<ref name="hollywoodreporter.com">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/itty-billy-win-sxsw-jury-131975\|title='Itty,' 'Billy' win SXSW jury awards\|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]\|date=14 March 2007}}</ref> Along with his team and co-founders at Bent Image Lab, he pioneered [[Smallgantics]], a digital miniaturizing technique first used in the ''Harrowdown Hill'' video.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/~~2012~~entertainment/~~jul~~movies/la-xpm-2012-jul-04~~/entertainment/~~-la-et-mn-tilt-shift-20120703-story.html\|title = Archives\|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]\| date=4 July 2012 }}</ref> In 2012, White directed the video for the [[Chrysta Bell]] & [[David Lynch]] song ''Bird of Flames'', which has been described as "a haunting and surreal vision."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3157286/chrysta-bell-feat-david-lynch-video-for-bird-of-flames-is-very-strange-indeed/\|title = Chrysta Bell Feat. David Lynch Video for "Bird of Flames" is Very Strange Indeed\|date = 2 August 2012}}</ref> The [[commercials]] Chel White directed have been honored with [[Clio Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.clioawards.com/archive/#200400182 \|title=~~Archived~~CLIO ~~copy~~Awards Archive \|access-date=2016-01-07 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813191004/http://www.clioawards.com/archive/#200400182 \|archive-date=2013-08-13 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> a [[D&AD]] Award,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2001/tv-cinema-advertising-crafts/11778/peace-out/\|title = Peace Out \| Lugz \| D&AD Awards 2001 Pencil Winner \| Animation \| D&AD}}</ref> a [[The One Club]] Award,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.oneclub.org/awards/theoneshow/-award/8404/\|title = Memorial Blood Center of Minneapolis /}}</ref> two [[Association of Independent Commercial Producers]] (AICP) Awards,<ref name="aicpshow.com">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.aicpshow.com/show/mash/\|title = FILA}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.aicpshow.com/show/santas-helper/\|title = Office Max}}</ref> and two are included in the permanent collection of the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York. His personal favorite ads he directed are for the [[Washington State Department of Health]] in a campaign of surreal anti-smoking public service announcements aimed at children.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://boingboing.net/2022/02/11/these-awesome-horror-animations-are-also-anti-smoking-psas.html \| title=These awesome horror animations are also anti-smoking PSAs \| date=11 February 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/stop-motion-gains-speed-84628/\|title=Stop-Motion Gains Speed\|date=27 March 2006 }}</ref> Chel White's composer credits include [[Joan C. Gratz]]'s [[Academy Award]] winning animated short film ''[[Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase]]'', [[Joanna Priestley]] and Joan C. Gratz's animated short ''[[Pro and Con]]'', ''[[Choreography for Copy Machine]]'' (as Citizen M), “A Bird Is Following Me” with [[Tom Brosseau]], and the feature film ''Bucksville''. From 1981 to 1982, he was a member of the techno duo Process Blue (Dark Entries Records).<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.darkentriesrecords.com/store/vinyl/lp/process-blue-control-panel-lp/ \| title=Process Blue - Control Panel LP \| date=22 November 2018 }}</ref> 2019 saw the release of "Automaton", a vinyl record of White's experimental and soundtrack music from between 1985 and 1991 (Platform 23 Recordings).<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://platform-23.bandcamp.com/album/automaton \| title=Automaton, by Chel White }}</ref> White's screenwriting credits include ''Bucksville'' (feature), ''Little Donnie'' (short), story development for ''[[Jingle All the Way (TV special)]]'', and the story adaptation based on the original ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)\|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' for the [[SimEx-Iwerks]] 4D attraction film of the same title.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://simex-iwerks.com/shows/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-4d/\|title = Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4-D}}</ref> As an actor, Chel White had a role in ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)\|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]'' (1993), playing a [[brain surgeon]] in a scene with [[Uma Thurman]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/even_cowgirls_get_the_blues\|title=Even Cowgirls Get the Blues\|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> ==Personal life== In December 2005, White and his then-girlfriend Laura Ivey were stranded in their car during a mountain snowstorm for four days in the [[Cascade Mountains]], Oregon. They were found by [[Marion County, Oregon]] [[Search and Rescue]] officers who traveled to the remote location by [[snowmobile]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1437358\|title=Couple Survives Four Nights in Cold\|website=[[ABC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-7323-arts.html\|title = Arts}}</ref> Since 1985, Chel White has lived in [[Portland, Oregon]]. Line 55: ''The One Minute Memoir'', segment: ''Dreams of a Fallen Astronaut'' (2020) ''Filmmakers Unite (FU)'', segment: ''Little Donnie'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/2017/11/filmmakers-unite-fu-a-collective-response-to-the-current-regime-of-the-u-s/\|title=FILMMAKERS UNITE (FU): A COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT REGIME OF THE U.S. \| Jonathan Rosenbaum}}</ref> ''Bucksville'' (2012)~~<ref name="bucksvillemovie.com"/>~~ ''[[The Animation Show]]'', segment: ''Magda'' (2007)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6749587\|title=The animation show. Volume 1 and 2\|year=2007}}</ref> ''Fever Dreams and Heavenly Nightmares: The Short Films of Chel White'' (2006) ''Underground Zero: Part II'', segment: ''New York'' (2002)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2757243/movie-of-the-week-underground-zero/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820012505/http://www.mtv.com/news/2757243/movie-of-the-week-underground-zero/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=August 20, 2019\|title = Movie of the Week: Underground Zero\|website = [[MTV]]}}</ref> ''23rd [[Tournee of Animation]],'' ''[[Choreography for Copy Machine (Photocopy Cha Cha)]]''<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/09/13/23rd-international-tournee-animation/\|title = The 23rd International Tournee of Animation\|magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> (1991) Line 73: ''The Beats, the Bomb and the 1950s: Robert Briggs'' (1999)<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://nightflight.com/the-beats-the-bomb-the-1950s-remembering-robert-briggs/ \|title="The Beats, the Bomb & the 1950s": Remembering Robert Briggs – Night Flight \|access-date=2019-08-15 \|archive-date=2019-08-15 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815191438/http://nightflight.com/the-beats-the-bomb-the-1950s-remembering-robert-briggs/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Dirt'' (1998) ''[[Pro and Con]]'' (1993) ''Choreography for Copy Machine (Photocopy Cha Cha)'' (1991) ''Machine Song'' (1987) Line 97 ⟶ 98: [[Washington State Department of Health]] - ''Park'' and ''Rec Room'' (2005) [[OfficeMax]] - ''Santa's Helper'' (2005)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.studiodaily.com/2004/12/qa-director-chel-white/\|title = Q&A: Director Chel White\|date = December 2004}}</ref> [[Reese's Pieces]] - ''Center of Attention'' (2003) (co-directed with David Daniels)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/reeses-pieces-bows-tv-spot-63334/\|title=Reese's Pieces Bows TV Spot\|date=14 April 2003 }}</ref> [[Fila (company)\|Fila]] - ''Mash'' (1994) [[Memorial Blood Centers]] - ''Photocopy Jazz'' (1992) ===Appearances=== ''History, Mystery & Odyssey'', documentary feature film by Martin Cooper, interviewee (2023)<ref~~>https://vimeo~~ name="oregonlive.com"/~~831830619</ref~~> ''[[Live Wire Radio]]'', Episode #198, interviewee (November 12, 2012)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://soundcloud.com/live-wire-radio/chel-white-198\|title = Chel White (#198)}}</ref> ''Art In Context'', PBS / KLRU, interviewee (March 15, 2010)<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.pbs.org/video/in-context-chel-white-y-danza/\| url-status = dead\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153139/https://www.pbs.org/video/in-context-chel-white-y-danza/\| archive-date = 2019-02-16\| title = Chel White Y Danza {{!}} In Context {{!}} PBS\| website = [[PBS]]}}</ref> ''The American Avant Garde'', interviewee (2004)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484793/fullcredits\|title=The American Avant Garde (TV Series 2004– ) - IMDb\|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> ''Exposure, [[The Sci-Fi Channel]] ([[SyFy]])'', interviewee (2000)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://absolutelypointless.net/tv/anthology/exposure-films.html\|title=Short films aired on "Exposure"}}</ref> ''[[Oregon Art Beat]]'', Season 2 Episode #219, interviewee (April 5, 2000)<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://watch.opb.org/video/oregon-art-beat-season-2-episode-19/ \| title=Oregon Art Beat \| Season 2, Episode 19 \| OPB \| date=26 October 2023 }}</ref> ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)\|Even Cowgirls Get The Blues]]'', acting role as brain surgeon (1993)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/even-cowgirls-get-the-blues/cast/129271/\|title = Even Cowgirls Get the Blues}}</ref> ===Other media=== ''Animation Sketchbooks'', book, featured artist, Chronicle Books LLC, by Laura Heit (2013)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/laura-heit-animation-sketchbooks\|title=Stunning new book opens up the sketchbooks of a host of top animators}}</ref> ''Animation in Process'', book, featured artist, London: Laurence King, by Andrew Selby (2009)<ref>[https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0001646594 ~~{{Bare~~Animation ~~URL~~in ~~inline\|date=September 2022}}~~process]</ref> == Fellowships, grants and awards == Line 119 ⟶ 120: 2007: [[SXSW]], Best Music Video,<ref name="hollywoodreporter.com"/> [[Thom Yorke]], ''[[Harrowdown Hill]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2007/03/sxsw-07-daily-dispatch-billy-the-kid-and-itty-bitty-titty-committee-win-top-jury-prizes-at-sxs-74980/\|title=SXSW '07 DAILY DISPATCH: "Billy the Kid" and "Itty Bitty Titty Committee" Win Top Jury Prizes at SXS\|date=14 March 2007}}</ref> 2006: [[The AICP Show]] at [[MoMA]], Office Max ''Santa's Helper'', included in ''The Art and Technique of the American Television Commercial'',<ref name="ReferenceC"/> permanent collection, [[Museum of Modern Art]] New York. 2006: Bend Film Festival, Best Short Film, ''A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process (In Less Than 60 Seconds)''<ref>[https://www.~~bendbulletin~~imdb.com/~~news~~title/~~1525362-151~~tt0818689/~~bendfilm-announces-winners~~awards/?ref_=tt_awd ~~{{Bare~~IMDB ~~URL~~Awards ~~inline\|date=September~~for A painful Glimpse Into My Writing ~~2022}}~~Process]</ref> 2005: [[Regional Arts & Culture Council]], Media Artist Fellowship, feature film development.<ref name="racc.org"/> 2005: [[Ann Arbor Film Festival]], EMPA Work Life Award, ''Magda''. Line 126 ⟶ 127: 1998: [[Stockholm International Film Festival]], Best Short Film, ''Dirt''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/swedens_twin_winter_festivals_shine_arctic_light_and_stockholm_internationa\|title = Sweden's Twin Winter Festivals Shine: Arctic Light and Stockholm International\|date = 15 December 1998}}</ref> 1994: [[The AICP Show]] at [[MoMA]], Fila ''Mash'', included in the program ''The Art and Technique of the American Television Commercial'',<ref name="aicpshow.com"/> permanent collection, [[Museum of Modern Art]] New York. 1992: [[Ann Arbor Film Festival]], Best Animated Film, ''[[Choreography for Copy Machine (Photocopy Cha Cha)]]''.<ref name="nightflight.com"/><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://aadl.org/taxonomy/term/5949 \| title=Chel White \| Ann Arbor District Library }}</ref> 1991: [[Chicago International Film Festival]], Nominated for Best Short Film, Winner Gold Plaque for Animation, ''[[Choreography for Copy Machine (Photocopy Cha Cha)]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000165/1991/1/\|title = Chicago International Film Festival (1991)\|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://independent-magazine.org/files/2014/09/independent15foun.pdf#page=10 \|title=~~Archived~~NORTHWESTERN EXPOSURE - Portland and Seattle Find a Place in the ~~copy~~Sun \|access-date=2019-08-14 \|archive-date=2016-04-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402113218/http://independent-magazine.org/files/2014/09/independent15foun.pdf#page=10 \| page=10 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ==See also== Line 150 ⟶ 151: {{Official website\|http://chelwhite.com}} [https://www.youtube.com/@astronautconvention Official YouTube channel] [https://vimeo.com/chelwhite Official Chel White Vimeo channel] * {{IMDb name\|id=0924603}} * [http://bentimagelab.com/ Bent Image Lab] * [https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6749587 Animation Show] * [https://nwfilm.org/directors/chel-white/ Chel White, NW Film Center] {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Chel}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:~~American film~~Film directors from Missouri]] [[Category:American animated film directors]] [[Category:American animated film producers]]