Joe Bender is a writer, cinematographer, and film/media theorist currently based in Paris.

Capital, a film by Maxim Pozdorovkin and Joe Bender

Completed in April of 2010, Capital is a feature documentary on urbanism and national identity in the building of Kazakhstan's new capital city, Astana. Capital premiered at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in April, 2010, and is currently available for screenings and/or broadcast. Please see the film's website at capitalfilm.net for more informaiton.