Biography
Mark Kidel (born 6 July 1947) is a documentary filmmaker, writer and critic, working mostly in France and the UK. His award-winning films include portraits of Cary Grant, John Adams (composer), Elvis Costello, Boy George, Ravi Shankar, Rod Stewart, Bill Viola, Iannis Xenakis, pianists Alfred Brendel and Leon Fleisher, Derek Jarman, Brian Clarke Balthus, Tricky, Robert Wyatt and American theatre and opera director Peter Sellars.
A pioneer of the "rockumentary", Kidel was also the first rock critic of the New Statesman and contributed pieces on rock, soul, and world music, to The Observer, The Sunday Times, and The Guardian.
Filmography
all 24
Movies 21
Director 20
TV Shows 3
Producer 3
Commentator
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)
Movie
Camera Operator / Director / Producer / Writer
Legends (2006)
TV
Director
Paris Brothel (2003)
Movie
Director / Producer
Arthouse (1997)
TV
Director
Norman Foster (1995)
Movie
Director
Appalachian Journey (1991)
Movie
Director / Producer
Something Rich and Strange: The Life and Music of Iannis Xenakis (1991)
Movie
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1947-07-06 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon
FatherBoris Kidel
MotherMargaret Gordon Pollock
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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