Ken Kelsch
Camera·July 8, 1947·† December 11, 2023 — 76 years old·Brooklyn, New York, USA
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).
Known For
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—Manson GirlsDirector of Photography2019Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of SpookiesHimself2019The ProjectionistDirector of Photography2018Talking with the VampiresDirector of Photography2016The Brooklyn BankerDirector of Photography2014Welcome to New YorkDirector of Photography2013House of Last ThingsDirector of Photography20124:44 Last Day on EarthDirector of Photography2009Desert FlowerDirector of Photography2008SıcakDirector of Photography2008Return to Sleepaway CampDirector of Photography · Cinematography2008100 FeetGarbage Man · Director of Photography2008Chelsea on the RocksDirector of Photography2005Before It Had a NameDirector of Photography2005MediumTVDirector of Photography2005Missing in AmericaDirector of Photography2003Happy EndDirector of Photography2003Asmalı Konak: HayatDirector of Photography2003TestosteroneDirector of Photography2001'R XmasDirector of Photography2000It Had to Be YouDirector of Photography1999New Rose HotelThe Expeditor · Director of Photography1999Invisible ChildDirector of Photography1998Rear WindowDirector of Photography1998Susan's PlanCasino Pit Boss · Director of Photography1998The ImpostorsDirector of Photography1998MontanaDirector of Photography1998A Brooklyn State of MindDirector of Photography1997Every 9 SecondsDirector of Photography1997Subway StoriesDirector of Photography1997The BlackoutDirector of Photography1996The ProsecutorsDirector of Photography1996Big NightDirector of Photography1996Killer: A Journal of MurderDirector of Photography1996Mylène Farmer: CaliforniaCinematography1996The FuneralDirector of Photography1995Condition RedDirector of Photography1995The AddictionDirector of Photography1994Drop SquadDirector of Photography1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerDirector of Photography1993Dangerous GameCamera Operator (uncredited) · Director of Photography1992Bad LieutenantDirector of Photography1992Killer DeadDirector of Photography1986SpookiesDirector of Photography1982In Our WaterAdditional Camera1979Don't Go in the House1979The Driller KillerDirector of Photography