Occupation: FILMMAKER
Where are you currently? PORTLAND, OREGON USA
Formal education or self-taught? BOTH.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
How’s that working out for you?
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE AN ARTIST. IN NINTH GRADE I WANTED TO BE A MAGICIAN. FILMMAKING IS A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
All-time favorite shoe?
THE BLACK ONES.
Is work play?
YES. AND PLAY IS WORK.
What was the first piece of music you owned?
AN ALBUM OF MOOG SYNTHESIZER MUSIC I BOUGHT IN THE SIXTH GRADE.
Favorite comic?
LENNY BRUCE.
What’s the best thing you’ve seen recently?
SOME ABSTRACT FOOTAGE I SHOT CHRISTMAS EVE THROUGH RAIN SOAKED CAR WINDOWS--IT SURPRISED ME.
If you could have named yourself, what would your name be?
CHEL WHITE.
If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
MIDNIGHT BLUE.
What was the last song stuck in your head?
LAST NIGHT I WOKE UP WITH BEETHOVEN'S 7TH SYMPHONY PLAYING IN MY HEAD.
Favorite punctuation mark, and why?
THE QUESTION MARK, BECAUSE I TEND TO FIND QUESTIONS AS MUCH OR MORE INTERESTING THAN ANSWERS..
If you were putting together a survey for a slew of artists,
what question would you be sure to ask?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STATUE AND A POEM?
And your answer to that question?
EVERYTHING AND NOTHING.
If you’d like, tell us a story about something wonderfully
bizarre that has happened to you, or someone you know:
IN DECEMBER OF 2005, MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE STRANDED ON A SNOWY MOUNTAIN ROAD IN THE OREGON WILDERNESS. WE LIVED IN OUR CAR FOR FOUR DAYS UNTIL SEARCH AND RESCUE COPS ON SNOWMOBILES FOUND US. OUR STORY HAD A MUCH HAPPIER ENDING THAN THE KIMS'.
What’s your favorite font?
BELL GOTHIC.
What did your parents want you to do with your life?
THEY WANTED ME TO BECOME THE NEXT WALT DISNEY.