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Adjunct Faculty
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A film artist and director, Candace Reckinger has worked in both the commercial and independent realms blending live action with experimental techniques to produce short films, music videos and commercials. She received her MFA from UCLA and was mentored by pioneer independent director Shirley Clarke. While there, Candace documented legendary punk musician Patti Smith and LA bands "X", the Screamers, and the Go-Go's. She has a BFA in painting and animation from the School of Art & Design at University of Illinois Chicago and a second major in anthropology.
Candace won acclaim for her experimental narratives 'Occupied Territory' and 'Clues to Her Whereabouts' which screened at festivals and showcases throughout Europe and the USA including Cannes' Directors Fortnight, Melbourne, Lille, Epernay, The Kitchen, the Art Institute of Chicago, Film In the Cities, the Walker Art Center and CalArts. Working with Michael Patterson as a directing & animation team for over 10 years, she directed music videos and commercials combining animation and graphics with live action. Their work netted seven number one clips on MTV as well as top accolades by Rolling Stone, Billboard, MVPA, and the American Music Awards. Her awards include a Grammy for Best Music Video for Paula Abdul's 'Opposites Attract', an MTV 'Moon Man' for best Female Video for Susanne Vega's 'Luka', and Women in Film's Lillian Gish Award for Sting's 'Be Still My Beating Heart'. At O Pictures and Rhythm and Hues Studios, Candace co-directed commercials winning a Clio award and a Silver Hugo/Chicago Film Festival. In 2008, the Museum of Modern Art (NY) added six Patterson & Reckinger music videos to their permanent collection.
Candace has taught animation and film production at several universities and currently teaches in the graduate animation program at USC. She is working on an extended project '(in search of) Paradise' and is filming in the Eastern Sierras and Mojave Desert. |
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