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David Schendel

David Schendel

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David Charles Schendel is an award-winning American filmmaker and director based in San Francisco. A graduate of the University of Washington School of Drama, Schendel has received critical acclaim for his films which are often distinguished by their use of humor and non-traditional methods of storytelling. He has received numerous accolades including Best Documentary Awards, Audience Awards, a California Civil Liberties Grant, ITVS project development grant and selection as the opening night filmmaker of New York Museum of Modern Art Documentary Fortnite. Schendel studied biology and animal behavior before making his first short films in 1990s. His first feature-length film was The Can (1994) became an underground film sensation and starred actress, Sheryl Lee (Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me) and was shot entirely on super-8 film. He received Best Documentary Awards for Yank Tanks (2002), The Comedy Club (2021) and a Special Jury Award for Enduring Democracy (2024.) Other notable films include Inside David Mamet's Computer (2009) and Dead Ink Archive (2017.) Schendel was an early adopter of digital filmmaking and has been cited in scholarly works about the first experimentation with digital transfer to film and digital theatrical projection. Schendel's films focus on stories of social and environmental justice often using humor and allegory in his artistic process.

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Filmography

Actor

2

Type

Year

Reel Talk TV Series2022Self

Some Prefer Cake Poster

Some Prefer Cake Feature Film1997James

Director

8

Type

Year

Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge Poster

Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge Documentary2025

Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition Poster

Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition Documentary2022

The Comedy Club Poster

The Comedy Club Documentary2021

Dead Ink Archive Poster

Dead Ink Archive Short Film2017

Inside David Mamet's Computer Poster

Inside David Mamet's Computer Video2009

Yank Tanks Poster

Yank Tanks Documentary2002

Brain Dead Video1997

The Can Feature Film1994

Producer

8

Type

Year

Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge Poster

Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge Documentary2025

The Most Beautiful Noise Poster

The Most Beautiful Noise Feature Film2024

Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition Poster

Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition Documentary2022

The Comedy Club Poster

The Comedy Club Documentary2021

Dead Ink Archive Poster

Dead Ink Archive Short Film2017

Inside David Mamet's Computer Poster

Inside David Mamet's Computer Video2009

Yank Tanks Poster

Yank Tanks Documentary2002

The Can Feature Film1994

Cinematographer

4

Type

Year

Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge Poster

Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge Documentary2025

The Comedy Club Poster

The Comedy Club Documentary2021

Yank Tanks Poster

Yank Tanks Documentary2002

The Can Feature Film1994

Writer

4

Type

Year

Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge Poster

Tony Foster: Painting at the Edge Documentary2025

Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition Poster

Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition Documentary2022

Dead Ink Archive Poster

Dead Ink Archive Short Film2017

The Can Feature Film1994

Editor

2

Type

Year

The Comedy Club Poster

The Comedy Club Documentary2021

Dead Ink Archive Poster

Dead Ink Archive Short Film2017

Other Crew

1

The Mighty Ducks Poster

The Mighty Ducks Feature Film1992

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