MARK PELLINGTON
Born in England, Pellington crossed the pond to work on his Rhetoric's
degree at the University of Virginia, achieving it in 1984. After
completing his studies, Pellington started working for MTV's On Air
Promotions department. There he began to develop a number of conceptual
spots before leaving to become a freelance music video director.
Pellington spent the next few years working with such artists as U2, Public
Enemy and Alice in Chains. In 1992 he received numerous awards for his work
on Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy' video. But it was his work with INXS that garnered
notice. He filmed the video, 'Beautiful Girls', and was offered the
opportunity to work on a television special, Red Hot & Blue along with
a number of seasoned directors. The experience led to more work in television
directing other specials, including In Your Face, Alive From Off
Center, Punch & Judy Get Divorced and the series, United States
of Poetry.
In 1997, Pellington took a chance and directed his first feature film, Going
All the Way. The film, based on Dan Wakefield's bestselling novel by the
same name, starred Ben Affleck and Jeremy Davies and was a hit at the 1997
Sundance Film Festival. Two years later, Pellington released the thriller
Arlington Road starring Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins. The film was
generally well received by critics and viewers alike, earning nominations
from the Paris Film Festival and the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy &
Horror Films.
Filmography:
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Arlington Road (1999)
Single Video Theory (1998) (V)
Going All the Way (1997)
Destination Anywhere (1997) (V)
U2: Achtung Baby (1992) (V)