Kerry Candaele
Kerry Candaele has lived and worked in Venice Beach for over 25 years. As a filmmaker, writer, and educator, his work explores the intersections of art, history, and human struggle.
Venice Beach Love Stories grows from that long residence—not as an outsider's documentary, but as a meditation by someone who has lived inside the contradictions, the vitality, and the contested beauty of this place.
His previous work demonstrates a commitment to finding the human within the historical, the personal within the political.
The Beethoven Trilogy
Following the Ninth
In the Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony
A global journey exploring how Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has inspired movements for freedom, from Tiananmen Square to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Love & Justice
In the Footsteps of Beethoven's Rebel Opera
An exploration of Fidelio, Beethoven's only opera, and its enduring message about political prisoners and the power of love to overcome tyranny.
Beethoven's Last Will & Testament
The Late String Quartets
A meditation on Beethoven's final works—music of transcendence composed in deafness and isolation.
Books
- Bound for Glory — Part of the Milestones of Black American History series
- Journeys with Beethoven: Following the Ninth and Beyond — Co-authored with Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Tim Page
- A History of the United States: American Voices, Controversial Issues