Kief Davidson (born May 12, 1970) is an American filmmaker.

Biography

Davidson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short at the 2013 Academy Awards for his work on '' Open Heart'' with Cori Shepherd Stern. Born and raised in

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, Davidson began his career as an editor of comedy and music videos. He is the founder of the film and advertising company Urban Landscapes. Davidson lives and works in

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. In particular, the 2005 released film '' The Devil's Miner'' brought him awards at various film festivals, for example at the

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in 2005 as Best New Documentary Filmmaker - Special Jury Mention.

Filmography

* 1994: '' Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann'' (Documentary short, editor) * 1998: '' Minor Details'' (Director and screenwriter) * 2000: ''

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'' (TV series, actor, credited as Keef Davidson) * 2002: '' Exotic Islands'' (TV series, director, editor, writer and producer) * 2003: '' Boys Life 4: Four Play'' (

Anthology film An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film or a portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of three or more shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme, premise ...

, editor) * 2003: '' Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!'' (Documentary TV special, additional editor) * 2005: '' The Devil's Miner'' (Documentary, director, editor, writer and producer) * 2005: '' Robert Klein: The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue'' (TV movie, editor) * 2005: '' Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion'' (TV documentary, additional editor) * 2006: ''

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'' (TV documentary series, director, editor, screenwriter and producer) * 2008: '' Kassim the Dream'' (Documentary film, director, editor, screenwriter and producer) * 2010: '' Swamp Men'' (TV series, editor) * 2011: '' Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope'' (Documentary, producer) * 2012: ''

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'' (Documentary short film, director, producer) * 2012: '' Open Heart'' (Documentary, director, editor and producer) * 2014: ''

A Lego Brickumentary ''A Lego Brickumentary'' (also known as ''Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary'') is a 2014 Danish-American documentary film directed by Kief Davidson and Daniel Junge, focused on the Danish construction toy Lego. The film was released on July 3 ...

'' (Documentary, director and screenwriter) * 2015: '' Saving Sight'' (Short film, director) * 2016: '' The Ivory Game: The Hunt for the Hunter Begins'' (Documentary, director) * 2017: '' Bending the Arc'' (Documentary, director) * 2022: ''Meltdown: Three Mile Island'' (Documentary, director)

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* Living people American documentary filmmakers Film directors from New York (state) Filmmakers from Brooklyn 1970 births {{US-film-director-1970s-stub