In this episode, writer/director Max Clendaniel shares his journey from Washington to the UK, cold-calling Luke Rolleson to direct his comedy sketches to pitch them to Pulped. He also describes when he captured a photo bomb moment from Benedict Cumberbatch and U2 at the Oscars. Take a listen!
Max Clendaniel is a writer/director based in London. For 9 years Max shot documentaries through ShortsTV for NAACP, ADAMI, The Hispanic Heritage
Awards, Cannes and The Academy Awards. He has been able to shoot documentary work spanning across North/South America, Europe, India and Africa.
Outside of commercial work, Max's comedic work has received a lot of acclaim. His previous short film 'Nonsense' can be seen on BFI Player: https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-nonsense-2014-online
It was also part of the ‘Lives in Sign Language’ UK tour played alongside the Oscar winning short film, 'The Silent Child'. It has played at 15
film festivals to date.
He is currently making 40 comedy sketches for Pulped starring comedians Luke Rollason, Nim Odedra, Alison Thea-Skot, Siblings, Mark Silcox,
Crizards and Sami Wardeh.
His short film, 'SOS' starring David Menkin is currently on the film festival circuit.
Social Media Handles:
Instagram: @maxclendaniel
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/max.clendaniel/
Website: MaxClendaniel.com
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2748106/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Benedict Cumberbatch Photobombed U2