Mark Neale is a British

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and

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based in

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. His best-known work is the 1999 documentary ''

No Maps for These Territories ''No Maps for These Territories'' is an independent documentary film made by Mark Neale focusing on the speculative fiction author William Gibson. It features appearances by Jack Womack, Bruce Sterling, Bono, and The Edge and was released by Docur ...

'', which profiled

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author

William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, hi ...

. Prior to ''No Maps'', Neale had been an acclaimed

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director, making videos for artists such as U2,

Paul Weller Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul mu ...

and

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. In 2003, Neale wrote and directed '' Faster'', a documentary on the MotoGP motorcycle racing world championship, and its sequel '' The Doctor, the Tornado and the Kentucky Kid'' in 2006.

Filmography

*''Mojo Working: Jimi Hendrix'' (1992) *''

'' (1999) *'' Faster'' (2003) *''Faster & Faster'' (2004) *''The Doctor, the Tornado and the Kentucky Kid'' (2006) *''

Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed ''Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed'' is a documentary film by Mark Neale. The film features the introduction of electric bike racing to the Isle of Man races. The movie was available for sale on Region 1 DVD DVD region codes are a di ...

'' (2011) *'' Fastest'' (2011) *''Hitting The Apex'' (2015)

Videography

*'' U2 — "

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" (1993)

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