Films

Of Castles and Crepes: A Documentary of French History and Culture
Scheduled to film in the summer of 2009, Of Castles and Crepes will document an expedition to 20+ castles around France (with other cultural places added as needed). The castles have been chosen from those visited on previous expeditions and selected based on their geographical, historical, and cultural significance with the goal of giving the viewers the widest possible vision of France. The film is part history, part travelogue, and part cultural exposé in order to entice the viewers to learn more and to visit France for themselves. The feature length (90-120 minute) film will be in English, however some interviews will be in French with English subtitles. The final film will be screened locally, produced and distributed on DVD, and made available for viewing online. Production updates are posted regularly at Jared Bendis' Artist Blog.

We would gratefully like to thank the Maison Française de Cleveland Fund for their generosity in support of the film.

From Castle to Castle: Ireland
In 2003, with no crew, no agenda, and minimal equipment (a DV camera with a wide angle lens) Jared Bendis set out alone for Ireland on a 14 day expedition. While the expedition was a huge success - 93 castles, 1800 miles, and 120 rolls of film in 14 days - the 14 hours of DV footage had remained shelved and unedited. Since 2003, the landscape of online video has greatly changed and the footage is currently in post-production for a YouTube release as a series of webisodes.

If you are interested in the distribution or publication of our films - please contact Jared Bendis.