KEN KELSCH   ASC

Born: ?, as Kenneth Kelsch.

Education: Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J. [BA English Literature, 1973]; New York University [1974-77; MFA Film].

Career: Was a Green Beret and served in the Special Forces in Vietnam.

Ph various CNN special assignments [1983-86]. Ph commercials dir by Michael McNamara, Gary Lankford, a.o. Ph music videos dir by Abel Ferrara.

Announced [in 2004] as director [replacing Ed Caraballo] of the doc 'Never Give Up - The J. Keith Idema Story/Any Lesser Man' [status unknown].

Appeared in the doc 'A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara' [2004; 47m].

Awards: Independent Spirit Award nom [1997] for 'The Funeral'.

Website: Ken Kelsch

1977        The Driller Killer [Abel Ferrara] 16mm-35bu/c; 2uc: Dale Denning & Kalman Schissel; addph: David Sperling; filmed

                    1977-78

1981        In Our Water [Meg Switzgable] c; doc/60m; cph: Barry Sonnenfeld, Robert Chappell & Dick Blofson

1986        Spookies/Twisted Souls [Eugenie Joseph; Thomas Doran & Brendan Faulkner (dir unfinished film 'Twisted Souls')] c;

                    cph: Robert Chappell; 2uc: C.W. Cressler & Dale Denning; spec pfx: Larry Revene & Al Magliochetti

1990        Non-Vegetarian Zombies from Outer Space/Killer Dead [Brendan Faulkner] c/V; the screenplay for this film was

                    copyrighted in 1985

1992        Bad Lieutenant [Abel Ferrara] c

1993        Dangerous Game/Snake Eyes [Abel Ferrara] c

1993        Drop Squad [D. Clark Johnson] c

1994        Condition Red [Mika Kaurismäki] c; 2uc: Jacques Cheuiche

1994        The Addiction [Abel Ferrara] b&w

1994        Killer: A Journal of Murder/The Killer [Tim Metcalfe] c; addph: Fernando Arguelles

1995        Big Night [Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott] c

1995        The Funeral [Abel Ferrara] c

1996        California [Abel Ferrara] c; short/5m

1996        A Brooklyn State of Mind [Frank Rainone] c

1996        The Blackout [Abel Ferrara] c

1996        Love Notes/Backroads to Vegas [Kirsten Bulmer] c/V; ph seg 'Rachel': Alan Caudillo

1997        Montana/Nothing Personal [Jennifer Leitzes] c

1997        The Impostors [Stanley Tucci] c

1997        New Rose Hotel [Abel Ferrara] c; + small part

1998        It Had to Be You [Steven Feder] c

1998        Susan's Plan/Dying to Get Rich [John Landis] c; + small part

2000        'R Xmas [Abel Ferrara] c

2002        Nowhere to Go But Up/Happy End [Amos Kollek] c; addph: Dennis A. Livesey

2003        Asmali konak - Hayat [Abdullah Oguz] c

2003        Testosterone [David Moreton] c

2003        Return to Sleepaway Camp/Sleepaway Camp V: The Return/Nightmare Vacation V [Robert Hiltzik] c/V;

                    cph: Brian Pryzpek

2003        Missing in America [Gabrielle Savage Dockterman] c

2005        Before It Had a Name/The Black Widow [Giada Colagrande] c; addph: Brian Pryzpek

2007        100 Feet [Eric Red] s35/c; + small part

2007        With a Bullet [Steven Feder] in development; status unknown

2007        Chelsea on the Rocks [Abel Ferrara] HD-to-35mm/c; doc/89m; cph: David Hausen

2008        Desert Flower [Sherry Hormann] c