Films by Ken Kimmelman, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker

FILMS BY KEN KIMMELMAN

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker

HOT AFTERNOONS HAVE BEEN IN MONTANA

Best US Short, Avignon/New York FF
Gold Remi Award, Houston Int’l FF
Best Short Drama, New York Short FF
Platinum Best of Show, Aurora Awards
Premio Informazione,TamTam FF, Italy
Best Editing, Chicago Short FF
Best Experimental Short Film, Big Apple FF
Grand Festival Award in the Arts, Berkley FF
Integral Realization, Golden Gate FF
Achievement Award, Putnam Valley FF

“Ken Kimmelman’s reproduction, on film, of Eli Siegel’s magisterial poem, is an extraordinary achievement. It matches, in its visual beauty, the elegance of Siegel’s words, and adds the dimension of stunning imagery to an already profound work of art.” —Howard Zinn, historian

The film is based on the esteemed 1925 Nation Magazine prize poem, read by its author, Eli Siegel, founder of Aesthetic Realism. [Brochure] [Film Presentation] [Library Journal review] [Montana Magazine review]

THE HEART KNOWS BETTER

EMMY AWARD—Outstanding National Public Service Announcement

CINDY Award
Bronze Award, WorldFest, Charleston

“I see this film, with its statement by Eli Siegel, as a powerful means of opposing prejudice and racism.”—Gordon Parks, photographer & filmmaker

A public service film against racism, based on this statement by Eli Siegel: “It will be found that black and white man have the same goodnesses, the same temptations, and can be criticized in the same way. The skin may be different, but the aorta is quite the same.” UN High Commission on Human Rights selected it for Human Rights Day in Geneva, 2001. Playing nationally on TV. Shown at the Jackie Robinson 50th Anniversary Celebration at Shea Stadium. The NY Yankees play it at home games. It is part of the important talks “The Heart Knows Better: Changing Prejudice to Kindness.” [Brochure] [Fact sheet] [Article] [Order DVD]

WHAT DOES A PERSON DESERVE?

CINDY Award
Best Public Service Film, Santa Clarita International Film Festival

“What Does a Person Deserve is awesome. It has the potential of arousing the conscience of the American people. Eli Siegel’s statement is a wonderful philosophic point—and practical.” —Michael Stoops, Director of Field Organizing Projects of the National Coalition for the Homeless

A public service film against homelessness and hunger, asking the urgent question first asked by Eli Siegel, “What does a person deserve by being alive?” Harburg Foundation grant; endorsed by the National Coalition for the Homeless, and others. Broadcast on CNN and worldwide via NBC satellite. It is part of the talks given by Housing: A Right. [Brochure] [Housing:A Right] [Article] [Order DVD] To see this film in Spanish, click here.

BRUSHSTROKES

A United Nations Film

Coe Award, Best Children’s Film,
ASIFA EAST

An animated film showing through humor the ridiculousness of prejudice.This is one of the films shown at the important presentation The Heart Knows Better: Changing Prejudice to Kindness given by the filmmaker for children and adults at museums, libraries, schools, and colleges.[Brochure] [Article] [Order DVD]

THOMAS COMMA

Platinum Remi, Worldfest Int’l FF
Best Animation, New York Int’l FF
Best Animation, Metropolitan Int’l FF
Gold Pixie Award, Amer. Pixel Acad.
Accolade Award, Accolade FF
Award of Merit, Indie Fest Competition
Grand Festival Animation Award, Berkeley FF
Best Animated Short, Kidzflix Int’l Children’s FF

“This is as much a film for older viewers familiar with literature as it is for younger viewers who can benefit from its life-affirming lessons on confidence and perseverance.” —Library Journal

This animated film is based on a story by poet Martha Baird. It’s the charming, humorous, sophisticated adventure of a lonely comma looking for the right sentence–what truly represents him.Click image to see Trailer. [Brochure] [Teacher’s Study Guide] [Film Presentation] [Library Journal]

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