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Jacqueline Castel
Castel at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
NationalityAmerican, French, Canadian
EducationNew York University
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2009–present
Websitewww.jacquelinecastel.com

Jacqueline Castel is an American-born French and Canadian[1][2][3] film director, screenwriter, and curator based in New York City.[4][5][6] Her debut feature film, My Animal, starring Bobbi Salvör Menuez and Amandla Stenberg, world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023 and was released theatrically by Paramount.[7]

Castel has written for and directed such established auteurs as John Carpenter[8] and Jim Jarmusch,[9] and has collaborated with David Lynch.[10] She is the in-house director for the record label Sacred Bones Records,[6] and has directed music videos for Alan Vega,[11] Zola Jesus,[12] The Soft Moon,[13] and Pharmakon.[14]

Early life

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Castel moved to New York City to attend NYU Film School and worked at Kim's Video and Music in the East Village.[15][16] She met Sacred Bones Records founder Caleb Braaten while hosting a show at WNYU Radio, and began directing music videos for the label.[17]

Career

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In 2011, Fader magazine named Castel a "Video Director to Watch,"[18] for her music video work. In 2012, she released early short film Twelve Dark Noons as the first film release on the Sacred Bones imprint, which premiered at South by Southwest.[19] Her 2014 short documentary 13 Torches For A Burn focused on the contemporary underground Danish music scene, and spotlighted the punk band Iceage.[20] Castel's short film The Puppet Man world-premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016 and featured the acting debut of fashion model Crystal Renn.[21]

In 2016, Castel began work as director on the feature-length documentary A Message from the Temple, about Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth, featuring English experimental singer and performance artist Genesis P-Orridge.[22][23] Castel presented footage from the film-in-progress in 2020 at Anthology Film Archives[24] and in 2022 at "Breyer P-Orridge: We Are But One" at Pioneer Works, the first posthumous retrospective of the artist's work.[25]

In 2017 she co-wrote an erotic thriller with Sasha Grey.[26]

In 2018 Castel collaborated with David Lynch on short film "Curtains Up," an adaptation of his book, Catching the Big Fish about Transcendental Meditation. It premiered at Lynch's Festival of Disruption.[27]

In 2020, Castel directed the short documentary "The Mother Stone," a portrait of actor and musician Caleb Landry Jones.[28] In 2021, she released the short “A Slice of a Dream,” featuring Jones and his partner, artist Katya Zvereva.[29]

In 2023, she directed romance horror My Animal, from a script written by Jae Matthews of electronic group Boy Harsher.[30]

Personal life

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Castel is the granddaughter of French and Canadian law professor Jean-Gabriel Castel.[31] She is the partner of writer and historian Mitch Horowitz.[32]

Music videos

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Castel has directed the following:

References

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  1. ^ "Filmmaker Spotlight: Jacqueline Castel". New Noise. Berkeley, CA. November 14, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sound & Vision: Pharmakon—Devour". Nowness. London, UK. September 6, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pitch: First Films". Nouveau Cinema. Montreal, Canada. October 14, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (December 11, 2017). "'Mihara,' 'Savage,' 'Without a Head' Named as Macau Project Winners". Variety. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Projects: The Puppet Man". Los Angeles, CA: Sundance Institute. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "An Evening With Sacred Bones Records". SXSW.com. Austin, TX. March 13, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Amandla Stenberg Sundance Horror Film 'My Animal' Lands at Paramount (Exclusive)". Los Angeles, CA: Hollywood Reporter. December 12, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Shorts: Dark and Delicious". CalgaryUndergroundFilm.org. Calgary, Alberta. January 22, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Gentile, John (November 8, 2013). "Jim Jarmusch Watches the Thrones on 'Etimasia' – Premiere". Rolling Stone. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Nowness Editors (August 22, 2018). "Curtains Up". Nowness. London, UK. Retrieved May 8, 2020. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ a b Helman, Peter (February 24, 2021). "Alan Vega's Lost '90s Album 'Mutator' To Be Released". Stereogum. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Zola Jesus Video Premiere: Seekir". Dazed. July 9, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (March 4, 2013). "The Soft Moon – "Insides" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  14. ^ Minsker, Evan (July 30, 2014). "Pharmakon Announces New Album 'Bestial Burden'". Pitchfork. Chicago, IL. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Celebrate NYU Tisch School of the Arts' 30th Anniversary at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival". Tisch.NYU.edu. NYU Alumni: Tisch on Main 2023. January 21, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  16. ^ Parks, Andrew (October 16, 2021). "Exploring the Early Films of Director Jacqueline Castel, Including Work For Zola Jesus, Moon Duo and More". Self-Titled Magazine. Minneapolis, MN. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  17. ^ Kinzie, Angela (November 14, 2022). "Filmmaker Spotlight: Jacqueline Castel". New Noise Magazine. Berkeley, CA. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  18. ^ The Fader Editorial Staff (December 16, 2011). "Video Directors to Watch". The Fader. New York, NY. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  19. ^ Hockley-Smith, Sam (May 20, 2010). "Twelve Dark Noons Could Be The Next Avatar If You Help Out". The Fader. New York, NY. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  20. ^ Teh, Terence (November 8, 2014). "Nowness Shorts: 13 Torches for a Burn". Nowness. London, UK. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  21. ^ Dempsey, Jeff (January 21, 2016). "'Puppet Man' comes to terrorize Sundance". Park Record. Park City, UT. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  22. ^ i-D Staff (October 5, 2016). "The Untold Story Of Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth Gets The Documentary Treatment". i-D. London, UK. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  23. ^ Cush, Andy (October 4, 2016). "Watch the Sinister Trailer for a New Documentary About Psychic TV". Spin. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  24. ^ "Film Screenings: "The Devil Probably: A Century of Satanic Panic"". AnthologyFilmArchives.com. Anthology Film Archives. January 31, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  25. ^ "We Are But One: Archival Screenings by Jacqueline Castel". PioneerWorks.org. Pioneer Works. May 26, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  26. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (December 11, 2017). "'Mihara,' 'Savage,' 'Without a Head' Named as Macau Project Winners". Variety. New York, NY. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  27. ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (August 25, 2018). "David Lynch Narrates New Short Film Curtain's Up: Watch". Pitchfork. New York, NY. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  28. ^ "Caleb Landry Jones: The Mother Stone". Nowness. London, UK. June 10, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  29. ^ "Sound & Vision: A Slice of a Dream". Nowness. London, UK. November 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  30. ^ Malyk, Lauren (June 14, 2019). "Seven Canadian titles set for Frontieres at Fantasia". Playback. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  31. ^ "In memory of Jean-Gabriel Castel - September 17, 1928 – December 30, 2023". MountPleasantGroup.Permavita.com. Mount Pleasant Funeral Centre. January 11, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  32. ^ Horowitz, Mitch (2023). Modern Occultism: History, Theory, and Practice. G&D Media. p. 394. ISBN 978-1-7225-0626-1.
  33. ^ Korsgaard, Mathias Bonde (May 26, 2017). "Music Video List". Music Video After MTV. ISBN 9781317208327. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  34. ^ Graver, David (August 18, 2021). "Premiere: "The Loon" by Caleb Landry Jones". Cool Hunting. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  35. ^ Hockley-Smith, Sam (September 15, 2009). "Video Premiere: Gary War, "Highspeed Drift"". The Fader. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  36. ^ Getting the Fear (April 14, 2021). "Getting the Fear - "Against the Wind" (Official Video)". Dais Records YouTube channel. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  37. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (March 11, 2010). "Moon Duo – "Killing Time" Video". Stereogum. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  38. ^ Naked on the Vague (November 27, 2012). "Naked on the Vague "Clock of 12's" Official Music Video". Sacred Bones Records YouTube channel. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  39. ^ Myers, Owen (October 4, 2016). "Pharmakon: The heart of noise". Dazed. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  40. ^ "Devour: A Night With Pharmakon + A Screening Of Society". Roxy Cinema. New York, NY. September 4, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  41. ^ Shapiro, Benjamin (May 17, 2012). "Here's Pop. 1280's Brutal New Video For "Bodies In The Dunes"". Vice. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  42. ^ Pop. 1280 (June 9, 2011). "Step Into The Grid". FUTUREPRIMITVEFILMS YouTube Channel. Retrieved May 8, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  43. ^ Escobedo Shepherd, Julianne (October 28, 2009). "Video: Zola Jesus, "Clay Bodies"". The Fader. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  44. ^ Zola Jesus (August 3, 2017). "Zola Jesus Announces New Reissue, Shares "Exhumed" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Chicago, IL. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  45. ^ Camp, Zoe (August 27, 2015). "Zola Jesus Experiences Sensory Deprivation in "Nail" Video". Pitchfork. Chicago, IL. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  46. ^ Della Gherardesca, Costantino (June 6, 2010). "Zola Jesus". Vogue Italia. Milan, Italy. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  47. ^ "The Top Music Videos of 2010". Pitchfork. Chicago, IL. December 1, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  48. ^ Etheart, Zack (July 9, 2012). "Zola Jesus's 'Seekir' Video: White-Out!". Interview. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  49. ^ Branch, Kathryn (October 3, 2011). "Now Playing: Zola Jesus's 'Vessel'". New York Times' T Magazine. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  50. ^ Rettig, James (July 22, 2020). "Uniform – "Dispatches From The Gutter"". Stereogum. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  51. ^ Cush, Andy (February 1, 2010). "Video Premiere: U.S. Girls, "Red Ford Radio"". The Fader. New York, NY. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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