Graham Bendel
Graham Bendel is a British writer and filmmaker. He has written for The Big Issue, New Statesman,[1] Hotdog and Prospect.[2]
In 2005, he directed the documentary Billy Childish Is Dead, which was nominated for a British Independent Film Award and has been shown in Oslo, Montreal, Croatia, London and New York.[citation needed]
He is the editor of two volumes of , published by . It was featured on "the must list" of The Guardian on 2 September 2005.[3]
His debut novel is called , published by Fortune Teller Press. - "a quirky and highly original psychological thriller" - was published in a small initial quantity, featuring the artwork of writer Clive Barker.
Bendel has been described by Dazed and Confused as both "multi-talented" & a "creative crackerjack" and has recently completed a well-received documentary on Martin Newell & The Cleaners From Venus, which has so far played to several packed audiences in London, New York & Colchester. Bendel describes this film as the Third in his Lo-Fi trilogy of "rugged individuals".
Previous to this, Bendel made an independent documentary about Vic Godard and Subway Sect called Derailed Sense (featuring appearances from Luke Haines and Irvine Welsh).[4][5]
His current novel, published by Fortune Teller Press in 2015, is called Dress Rehearsal Brags: An A-Z of Unpopular Culture. It is an encyclopedic examination of an everyman's life, traversing the 80s and 90s and including many instances of 'alternative culture'.
References[]
- ^ "Articles by Graham Bendel", New Statesman
- ^ Art criticism lite", Prospect, 20 December 2011
- ^ "The must list", The Guardian, 2 September 2005
- ^ "Derailed Sense: A Film About Vic Godard & Subway Sect (2012)".
- ^ "Derailed Sense: A Film About Vic Godard and Subway Sect - Regent Street Cinema".
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