Ken Kelsch

Camera·Jul 8, 1947·Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies2019 · Himself	Himself
The Projectionist2019 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Talking with the Vampires2018 · Actor, Director of Photography	Actor, Director of Photography
The Brooklyn Banker2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Welcome to New York2014 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
House of Last Things2013 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
4:44 Last Day on Earth2012 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Desert Flower2009 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Sıcak2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Return to Sleepaway Camp2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
100 Feet2008 · Garbage Man, Director of Photography	Garbage Man, Director of Photography
Chelsea on the Rocks2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Before It Had a Name2005 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Missing in America2005 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Happy End2003 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Asmalı Konak: Hayat2003 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Testosterone2003 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
'R Xmas2001 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
It Had to Be You2000 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
New Rose Hotel1999 · The Expeditor, Director of Photography	The Expeditor, Director of Photography
Invisible Child1999 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Rear Window1998 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Susan's Plan1998 · Casino Pit Boss, Director of Photography	Casino Pit Boss, Director of Photography
The Impostors1998 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Montana1998 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Brooklyn State of Mind1998 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Every 9 Seconds1997 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Subway Stories1997 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Blackout1997 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Prosecutors1996 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Big Night1996 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Killer: A Journal of Murder1996 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Funeral1996 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Condition Red1995 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Addiction1995 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Drop Squad1994 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker1994 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Dangerous Game1993 · Camera Operator (uncredited), Director of Photography	Camera Operator (uncredited), Director of Photography
Bad Lieutenant1992 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Killer Dead1992 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Spookies1986 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Don't Go in the House1979 · Actor	Actor
The Driller Killer1979 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Manson GirlsDirector of Photography	Director of Photography