video still by DJ Mendel, from Accidental Nostalgia

DJ Mendel Recent theater acting credits include In the Matter of Robert J. Oppenheimer and Richard Foreman’s Panic! (How to be Happy!), and Permanent
Brain Damage, and The Universe at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater and in Europe.

A long-time collaborator with Hal Hartley, he has been in Mr. Hartley’s films The Book of Life, No Such Thing, The New Math, The Girl From Monday, the upcoming Fay Grim and in Mr. Hartley’s theatrical debut, Soon. He recently starred in The Cloud of Unknowing which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and in the upcoming Charlie. Feature films directed by Mendel include Make Pretend and Planet Earth: Dreams. He recently directed the world premiere of Rosanne Cash's Black Cadillac in Concert St. Ann’s Warehouse. He is Currently touring with Black Cadillac in the U.S. And Europe. www.startherefilms.com