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Chel White has been making films independently for over 20 years. He got his start making films in high school and college. In his early 30’s, he worked with filmmaker Gus Van Sant on three of Van Sant’s films, including To Die For (starring Nicole Kidman) and My Own Private Idaho (starring River Phoenix).

From Berlin to Sundance, Chel White’s films have been shown in film festivals all over the world, and recognized with many awards (including EMPA Work Life award from the Ann Arbor Film Festival). His work has screened at the Smithsonian and Brooklyn museums, and two commissioned projects he directed are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

In addition to his work as an independent filmmaker, Chel White is a world-renowned commercial director. His work in this realm reflects his belief that the medium can be an art form. White is a partner in the commercial production company BENT, founded in 2002, and has directed parody shorts for Saturday Night Live and others. For the past 20 years, Chel White has been a vital part of the Portland Oregon filmmaking community.

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