Chel White

The One-Minute Memoir (2020)

When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she wasn't sure what to expect—after prompting them to make a "one-minute memoir," she let them figure out the rest. The O ...

Filmmakers Unite (FU) (2017)

Little Donnie (2017)

A dark parody of the 1975 made-for-TV horror film Trilogy of Terror starring Karen Black. However, rather than being terrorized by fetish doll, it is Donald Trump. ...

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4D Attraction (2016)

When young Rudolph is teased for his red nose and runs away from Christmastown, he sets off on a series of adventures, meets new friends Hermey the Elf and Yukon Cornelius along the way, and escapes the clutches of the Abominable Snow Monster. When an epic ...

Une surprise pour Noël (2015)

Jingle & Bell's Christmas Star (2012)

Jingle the Husky Pup and his buddy Andrew meet some new friends. A girl Andrew's age, Sofia, and her Husky pup, Bell, have moved from sunny Palm City to Pineville weeks before Christmas. With no friends yet and not knowing what to expect, Sofia and Bell's ...

Jingle All the Way (2011)

A spirited Husky puppy looking for a home at a Christmas tree farm instantly bonds with a young boy visiting with his parents. As the boy rides away, unable to keep him, the pup escapes and embarks on a snowy journey to find his friend again. ...

Bucksville (2011)

In a small, wooded town, a young man struggles to leave a secret militia started by his father. ...

Milk (2008)

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available ...

To Each His Own Cinema (2007)

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state ...

Paranoid Park (2007)

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park". ...

Wind (2007)

A poem by Antonio Machado, translated by Robert Bly and read by Alec Baldwin, is poetically depicted in Wind, an allegorical perspective on climate change. ...

Harrowdown Hill (2006)

Visually compelling and quietly intense, Harrowdown Hill is a bird's eye view of some of society's biggest challenges, including governmental secrecy, disinformation, climate change and petroleum consumption ...

A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process (In Less Than 60 Seconds) (2005)

Dark and humorous, this extremely short film features a stream-of-conscious look at the writing process, told with animated images straight from the subconscious, or somewhere. ...

Magda (2004)

A first love is corrupted as a man recalls his affair with a beautiful circus contortionist in this stop-motion animation of wooden mannequins. ...

Dream No. 631 (2004)

An experimental film by Chel White ...

Eclipse (2004)

In "Eclipse" enigmatic images trail the path of a poem, exploring one aspect of grief when a life is eclipsed. The often-controversial subject of a woman's right to choose is depicted from a perspective that is pointedly more personal than political. ...

The Artist in Me (2002)

A short documentary following 19-year-old Amanda Dunbar, who shares her thoughts on being an artist alongside a group of children in her art class. This documentary is included as a special feature on the 2002 Barbie as Rapunzel DVD. ...

Passage (2002)

Haunting underwater portraits of people are juxtaposed with archival films of war and atrocities to create a visual poem in which not all is lost to the corruption of the human spirit. ...

Soulmate (2000)

Soulmate is a complex study of alienation and obsession. Told from the perspective of a middle-aged woman, the film explores longing and objectification through the story of a landlady and her young male tenant. ...

Dirt (1998)

A man's strange obsession with dirt starts as a childhood game but eventually manifests on a surreal level. ...

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets. ...

Pro and Con (1993)

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer. ...

Choreography for Copy Machine (Photocopy Cha Cha) (1991)

Sequence of images created using a photocopier. ...

Machine Song (1987)

A look at the mechanized nature of modern times. ...

Jump Cut (1987)

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Metal Dogs of India (1985)

The concept of visual music is explored in this quirky collage of imagery animated directly onto the celluloid surface of 16mm film. In the spirit of Dada, there are recurring themes that include graphic abstraction, mechanical rhythms and the absurd. ...

Wet (1984)

Short avant garde film. Views of rippling water. ...

History, Mystery & Oyssey: Six Portland Animators (2023)

Martin Cooper's documentary feature explores the lives and work of six internationally renowned, independent animators and animation directors. These multi-award-winning artists are Jim Blashfield, Rose Bond, Joan C. Gratz, Zak Margolis, Joanna Priestley a ...

Magda (2004)

A first love is corrupted as a man recalls his affair with a beautiful circus contortionist in this stop-motion animation of wooden mannequins. ...

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets. ...