Mark Kendall (filmmaker)

Mark Kendall
Born	(1982-10-13)13 October 1982 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Alma mater	School of Visual Arts, Vanderbilt University
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship Pew Fellowship in the Arts
Website	markkendall.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]

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]

References

1. Boucher, Brian (2014-04-10). "Guggenheim Foundation 2014 Fellows Include Mary Reid Kelley, La Toya Ruby Frazier". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
2. "Mark Kendall - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
3. 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.