Jon Sanders (born 1 April 1943 in

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) is a British

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. His first feature film ''

Painted Angels ''Painted Angels'' (1997) (US: ''The Wicked Wicked West'') is a film by Jon Sanders starring Brenda Fricker, Kelly McGillis, Meret Becker, Bronagh Gallagher, Lisa Jakub and Anna Mottram. The film was shot in Saskatchewan, Canada, and follows ...

'' was released in 1997. After

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, Sanders studied film at the

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under Thorold Dickinson. As a sound recordist he worked on From ''Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China'' which won the 1981 Academy Award for best feature-length documentary. In the 1980s he made documentaries for television which included ''Then When the World Changed'' (1983) for Channel 4, co-directed with cameraman Roger Deakins.

Directing

Sanders' feature film ''Painted Angels'' starring

Kelly McGillis Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9, 1957) is an American stage actress. She is known for her film roles such as Rachel Lapp in ''Witness'' (1985), for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in ''Top Gun'' (1986); ''Made in ...

and Brenda Fricker was about the lives of prostitutes in the Wild West. It premièred at the

International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

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