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Will "William Mayo" Hindle(born december 29, 1929 - died april 7, 1987) was an American 16 mm filmmaker of personal non-narrative visual films.

From 1958 to 1976, he single-handedly made ten 16 mm films that are noted for their astonishing technical virtuosity and deep personal feeling. He employed complex optical effects, slow motion, and delicate tinting techniques in his work.

Biography

He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 29, 1929 and later attended Burbank High School, CA and Stanford University, Palo Alto CA. He then served two tours as a Sergeant in the United States Army Air Force. During the first tour, he worked on the U.S. edition of the Stars & Stripes and was given his own cartoon feature. The second tour, he served as the Editor of the North African edition. In between military tours, Will was employed by Walt Disney Studios and was, at that time, the youngest animator to have ever worked for the company.

Beginning in the late 1950s with Pastorale d'Ete, he began making his uniquely beautiful cinematic shorts. From 1959 to 1966 he financed his films by making 150 television commercials for CBS / Westinghouse.

Filmography

1958 Pastorale d'Ete 9 minutes Award: SF Int'l Film Festival

1957 / 1963 NON Catholicam 10 minutes Has never been placed in competition.

1966 29: 'Merci, Merci' 30 minutes Awards: Kenyon and Kent State Festivals; Ann Arbor Film Festival 1967 FFTCM 5 minutes

1968 Chinese Firedrill 25 minutes Awards: First Prize, Ann Arbor Film Fetival; First Prize, Barn Gallery, Maine; First Prize, SF Int'l Film Festival; First Prize, Foothill College Film Festival

1969 Watersmith 32 minutes Awards: First Prize, American Film Fetival, NY; Canadian National Film Festival, Montreal Invitational tributes: Cannes Film Festival; Int'l Moscow Film Festival 1969 Billabong 9 minutes

1970 St. Flournoy Lobos-Logos and the Eastern Fetus Taxing Japan Brides in West Coast Places Sucking Alabama Air 12 minutes

1971 Later That Same Night 10 minutes

1976 Pastuer3 22 minutes 1984 Trekkerriff 9 minutes - never completed 2nd (final) edit.

References

Whatley, Diana Lee "William Mayo Hindle Biographical Project" Youngblood, Gene. Expanded Cinema. E. P. Dutton & Co., New York 1973, Pages 93-96 "Hindle's films are closer to painting than movies" by Garland Reeves The Birmingham News, Arts & Leisure, Sunday November 13, 1988 "Emblems of transcendance: The Films of Will Hindle" by Linda Dubler Art Papers Vol. 5, No. 5 September / October 1981 "Will Hindle Letter" offered by Bob Orr Cantrill Filmnotes Nos 35, 36 Double Issue April 1981 page 35 "Two Films by Will Hindle" by Richard Corliss Film Quarterly Volume 22 Spring 1969 pages 47-50

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