Chris Kennedy
Known for
Directing
Biography
Chris Kennedy is an independent filmmaker, programmer and writer currently living in Toronto. He programmed film, video and live performance for the Images Festival from 2003-06 and served on the screening collective for Pleasure Dome from 2000-06. His short experimental films have screened at over 75 film festivals worldwide and he has presented film programs in Egypt, Belgium, Germany, the US and Canada. He holds an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, where he was co-founder and host of a weekly film salon. His work as an artist and programmer operates in dialogue with the history of film as art, exploring the medium's materiality in a contemporary context.
Best known work
Filmography
2024
Go BetweenDirector
2023
Lines DrawnDirector
2023
Origin of SpeciesDirector
2023
Brisbane RiverDirector
2022
The North SeaDirector
2020
The Initiation WellDirector
2020
Trent-SevernDirector
2017
Watching the DetectivesDirector, Editor
2016
Monte de San PedroDirector
2013
Brimstone LineDirector, Screenplay
2012
PhantomsDirector
2012
Towards a Vanishing PointDirector
2011
One Roll in the BlacknessDirector
2011
ColonnadeDirector
2011
349 (for Sol LeWitt)Director, Writer
2011
Schuh Schnell ServiceDirector
2011
GeneseeDirector
2009
GladstoneDirector
2009
TamalpaisDirector
2009
Lay Claim to an IslandDirector
2008
Simultaneous ContrastDirector
2007
Tape FilmDirector
2007
The AcrobatDirector
2007
LombardDirector
2006
Memo to Pic DeskDirector









