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Ken Kelsch
Cinematographer

Ken Kelsch

Born July 8, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died December 11, 2023

18 films

Kenneth Arthur Kelsch (July 8, 1947 – December 11, 2023) was an American cinematographer. He was best known for his guerilla filmmaking style and his career-spanning partnership with filmmaker Abel Ferrara, with whom he made more than a dozen films, including The Driller Killer (1979), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Dangerous Game (1993), The Addiction (1995), The Blackout (1997), and Welcome to New York (2014), as well as a segment of the HBO dark comedy drama anthology series Subway Stories (1997).

Filmography 18

Welcome to New York (2014) movie poster
Welcome to New York2014
4:44 Last Day on Earth (2012) movie poster
4:44 Last Day on Earth2012
Desert Flower (2009) movie poster
Desert Flower2009
100 Feet (2008) movie poster
100 Feet2008
Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) movie poster
Return to Sleepaway Camp2008
'R Xmas (2001) movie poster
'R Xmas2001
New Rose Hotel (1999) movie poster
New Rose Hotel1999
Rear Window (1998) movie poster
Rear Window1998
The Impostors (1998) movie poster
The Impostors1998
The Blackout (1997) movie poster
The Blackout1997
Big Night (1996) movie poster
Big Night1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996) movie poster
Killer: A Journal of Murder1996
The Funeral (1996) movie poster
The Funeral1996
The Addiction (1995) movie poster
The Addiction1995
Dangerous Game (1993) movie poster
Dangerous Game1993
Bad Lieutenant (1992) movie poster
Bad Lieutenant1992
Spookies (1986) movie poster
Spookies1986
The Driller Killer (1979) movie poster
The Driller Killer1979