Clancy Charles Arcade Chassay (born 1980) is an English writer, director, actor, and journalist. He has covered conflict zones across the world for various British news outlets, including The Guardian,[2] The Economist, The Independent,[3] The Sunday Telegraph,[4] and the BBC. He has produced and directed documentaries for Channel 4[5] and Guardian Films in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, the United States, and Chechnya. He now works as a director and screenwriter.
Clancy Chassay | |
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 Chassay in northern Lebanon in 2007 | |
| Born | Clancy Charles Arcade Chassay 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex |
Early life
editChassay was born in South London and grew up in artist David Hockney's former apartment[6] in Notting Hill, West London. Hockney had sold his home to Chassay's designer parents and it became a hub for local and visiting artists, musicians and filmmakers.[7]
As a child actor, Chassay appeared in two films by Derek Jarman[8] opposite Laurence Olivier[9] and Tilda Swinton[10] as well as a string of commercials and music videos. In his late teens Chassay was recruited to develop television concepts for MTV and the UK's Channel 4, where he was the youngest member of Channel 4's Ideas Lab. Chassay attended Bedales School and went on to study philosophy and international relations at Sussex University, where he was a regular contributor to the Philosophy Society. During his university years, he was photographed by artist Tina Barney, Mario Testino, and modelled for Italian Vogue.
War reporting
editAfter university, Chassay moved to Lebanon to study Arabic and Middle Eastern studies at the American University of Beirut and work on the Lebanese English-language newspaper The Daily Star.[11] He became a correspondent for The Guardian following the outbreak of the Lebanon war in July 2006, also working as Beirut correspondent for The Economist and The Sunday Telegraph.
He subsequently worked as a reporter and documentary filmmaker in Afghanistan, Israel, Gaza, Myanmar and Chechnya, investigating corruption, abuse, refugee crises, and the disproportionate use of force on civilian populations. He was nominated for the Rory Peck Award for Freelance Reporting and for Best Multimedia Journalist at the British Press Awards.[12]
In 2008, Chassay was appeared on the Vice Creative 30 list.[13]
Writer and director
editAfter several years working as a journalist in the Middle East, Chassay worked with director Rupert Sanders in Los Angeles on the development of advertising campaigns and film projects, among them Snow White and the Huntsman.[14] His first screenplay was optioned by Lloyd Levin and Foundry Pictures. Soon after he was commissioned to write a sci-fi disaster movie for John Penotti and Green Street Films. He then developed a hi-tech spy series with Janet and Jerry Zucker, and a thriller project for Bernado Bertolucci. In 2015 he wrote and directed the short film The Foreigner,[15] starring Michael Stahl David. Later that year, he was hired to write a Chinese mythological fantasy film for Road Pictures and then developed a racial revenge thriller, from a story written while working as a journalist, with director Nabil Elderkin. He is currently writing a thriller for director Shekhar Kapur, with Lloyd Levin producing.
References
edit- ^ "Clancy Charles A Chassay". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Clancy Chassay". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Reporting during wartime: the great divide in the Middle East". The Independent. 2011-09-22. Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Hopes grow in cauldron of the conflict". The Telegraph. 3 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Quicksilver Media | Ingushetia: Russia's Dirty War -". www.quicksilvermedia.tv. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Freeman, Hadley (2013-10-18). "Interiors: a blast of colour for David Hockney's former home – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Lewin, Michael, ed. (November 7, 2016). "My Place: Tchaik Chassay and Melissa North". nowness.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Wittgenstein (1993)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ War Requiem (1989) - IMDb, archived from the original on 2005-03-17, retrieved 2021-02-18
- ^ Wittgenstein (1993) - IMDb, archived from the original on 2016-10-11, retrieved 2021-02-18
- ^ "Clancy Chassay | Author's Page | THE DAILY STAR". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Press Gazette (4 March 2008). "British Press Awards 2008: the shortlist". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Creative 30 - Clancy Chassay". Vice. 30 September 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Clancy Chassay". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Chassay, Clancy (2019-11-25), THE FOREIGNER, archived from the original on 2020-03-03, retrieved 2021-02-18