Mark Kendall (filmmaker)

Mark Kendall
Born(1982-10-13)13 October 1982
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts,
Vanderbilt University
Awards
Websitemarkkendall.net

Mark Kendall (born 1982) is an American filmmaker. He was a 2014 Guggenheim Fellow,[1] a 2015 MacDowell Colony Fellow,[2] and the recipient of a 2016 Pew Fellowship in the Arts.[3]

Early life and education

Kendall was born in Minneapolis and raised in the Philadelphia area. He received both his B.A. (2005) and M.A. (2008) from Vanderbilt University, and a Master of Fine Arts from New York's School of Visual Arts (2011).[4] He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents.[1]

Work

Kendall's 2007 short film, For the People, By the People, considers the work of the CEFREC/CAIB Bolivian filmmaking collective and the role of audiovisual media production in structuring cultural understandings of history.[5][6]

Kendall's 2010 film, The Time Machine, examines the world of a migrant watchmaker whose studio is situated in one of the peripheral passageways of Grand Central Terminal.[7][8]

Kendall's 2012 debut feature, La Camioneta, is an experimental documentary that tracks the 3,000-mile journey of a decommissioned American school bus through complex social, political, and economic landscapes as it is transformed into a vehicle for public transportation in Guatemala.[9][10] During its theatrical release, the film was selected by Stephen Holden as a New York Times Critics’ Pick[11] and named as one of IndieWire’s "Top Docs of 2013",[12] earning an award from the International Documentary Association[13] and marking Kendall as "a name to watch" in Variety.[14]

In 2013, Kendall began a long-term project in the Arctic Circle, with early support from a Guggenheim Fellowship.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Boucher, Brian (2014-04-10). "Guggenheim Foundation 2014 Fellows Include Mary Reid Kelley, La Toya Ruby Frazier". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  2. ^ a b "Mark Kendall - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  3. ^ a b avanyur (2016-12-06). "Grants & Grantees". The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Archived from the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  4. ^ "Campus Circle - Mark Kendall Rides La Camioneta". Campus Circle. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  5. ^ Ng, Alan (2024-12-12). "For the People, By the People". filmthreat.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  6. ^ "For the People, by the People". Mubi. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  7. ^ "The Time Machine". Mubi. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  8. ^ "The Time Machine". Follow Your Nose Films. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  9. ^ Brennan, Matt (2013-05-29). "Now and Then: Remarkable New Documentary 'La Camioneta' Is a Masterful Miniature". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  10. ^ Johnson, Reed (2013-06-11). "In 'La Camioneta,' Mark Kendall traces school bus' strange trip". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  11. ^ Holden, Stephen (2013-05-30). "Retired in America, Reborn in Guatemala". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  12. ^ Greene, Steve (2013-08-08). "The Top Documentaries on Criticwire's Best Indies of 2013 List". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  13. ^ "IDA Documentary Awards 2012 | International Documentary Association". www.documentary.org. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  14. ^ Barker, Andrew (2012-11-10). "La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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