Kief Davidson
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Kief Davidson (born May 12, 1970) is an American filmmaker.
Biography
[edit]Davidson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short at the 2013 Academy Awards for his work on Open Heart with Cori Shepherd Stern.[1]
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Davidson began his career as an editor of comedy and music videos.[2] He is the founder of the film and advertising company Urban Landscapes. Davidson lives and works in Los Angeles.[3] In particular, the 2005 released film The Devil's Miner brought him awards at various film festivals, for example at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2005 as Best New Documentary Filmmaker - Special Jury Mention.
Filmography
[edit]- 1994: Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann (Documentary short, editor)
- 1998: Minor Details (Director and screenwriter)
- 2000: South Park (TV series, actor, credited as Keef Davidson)
- 2002: Exotic Islands (TV series, director, editor, writer and producer)
- 2003: Boys Life 4: Four Play (Anthology film, editor)
- 2003: Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (Documentary TV special, additional editor)
- 2005: The Devil's Miner (Documentary, director, editor, writer and producer)
- 2005: Robert Klein: The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue (TV movie, editor)
- 2005: Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion (TV documentary, additional editor)
- 2006: Independent Lens (TV documentary series, director, editor, screenwriter and producer)
- 2008: Kassim the Dream (Documentary film, director, editor, screenwriter and producer)
- 2010: Swamp Men (TV series, editor)
- 2011: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (Documentary, producer)
- 2012: Emergency (Documentary short film, director, producer)
- 2012: Open Heart (Documentary, director, editor and producer)
- 2014: A Lego Brickumentary (Documentary, director and screenwriter)
- 2015: Saving Sight (Short film, director)
- 2016: The Ivory Game: The Hunt for the Hunter Begins (Documentary, director)
- 2017: Bending the Arc (Documentary, director)
- 2022: Meltdown: Three Mile Island (Documentary, director)
References
[edit]- ^ "2013 Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2013.
- ^ Saadi, Ziyad (15 April 2014). "Meet the 2014 Tribeca Filmmakers #31: Kief Davidson Finds the Beauty in LEGOs in 'Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary'". IndieWire.
- ^ "About – Kief Davidson". KiefDavidson.com.
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