Mark Kidel
Directing · Director · Producer · Writer
Born Jul 6, 1947 · London
Active 1990–present
Mark Kidel 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, Elvis Costello, Boy George, Ravi Shankar, Rod Stewart, Bill Viola, Iannis…
Filmography
Becoming Cary Grant (2017) - Writer · DirectorTricky, Naked and Famous (1997) - DirectorRavi Shankar: Between Two Worlds (2001) - DirectorBill Viola: The Eye of the Heart (2003) - DirectorElvis Costello: Mystery Dance (2013) - DirectorSomething Rich and Strange: The Life and Music of Iannis Xenakis (1991) - Director · ProducerSet the Piano Stool on Fire (2011) - DirectorBill Viola and the Making of Emergence (2003) - DirectorLegends (2006) - Producer · Writer · Director · Camera OperatorParis Brothel (2003) - Writer · DirectorJoe Zawinul: A Musical Portrait (2006) - DirectorA Journey with Peter Sellars (2007) - DirectorSinging to the Gods: Mario Lanza (2005) - Writer · Producer · DirectorAlfred Brendel on Music (2010) - DirectorNorman Foster (1995) - DirectorMartin Amis's England (2014) - DirectorThe Island of 1000 Violins (2015) - Writer · DirectorBalthus the Painter (1908-2001) (1996) - DirectorA Maybe Day in Kazakhstan (1994) - DirectorThe Boy Next Door: A Profile of Boy George (1993) - DirectorDerek Jarman: A Portrait (1991) - Producer · DirectorColouring Light: Brian Clarke - An Artist Apart (2011) - Director · WriterDreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool (1994) - Director · WriterAlfred Brendel: Man and Mask (2000) - Director