Ken Kelsch
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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).
Known for
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movieThe Projectionist
2019
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movieTalking with the Vampires
2018
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movieThe Brooklyn Banker
2016
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movieWelcome to New York
2014
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movieHouse of Last Things
2013
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movie4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
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movieDesert Flower
2009
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movieSıcak
2008
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movieReturn to Sleepaway Camp
2008
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movie100 Feet
2008
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movieChelsea on the Rocks
2008
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movieBefore It Had a Name
2005
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tvMedium
2005
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movieMissing in America
2005
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movieHappy End
2003
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movieAsmalı Konak: Hayat
2003
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movieTestosterone
2003
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movie'R Xmas
2001
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movieIt Had to Be You
2000
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movieNew Rose Hotel
1999
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movieInvisible Child
1999
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movieRear Window
1998
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movieSusan's Plan
1998
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movieThe Impostors
1998
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movieMontana
1998
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movieA Brooklyn State of Mind
1998
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movieEvery 9 Seconds
1997
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movieSubway Stories
1997
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movieThe Blackout
1997
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movieThe Prosecutors
1996
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movieBig Night
1996
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movieKiller: A Journal of Murder
1996
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movieThe Funeral
1996
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movieCondition Red
1995
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movieThe Addiction
1995
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movieDrop Squad
1994
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movieAssault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
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movieDangerous Game
1993
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movieBad Lieutenant
1992
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movieKiller Dead
1992
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movieSpookies
1986
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movieIn Our Water
1982
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movieThe Driller Killer
1979
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movieManson Girls
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movie100 Feet
2008
Garbage Man
movieNew Rose Hotel
1999
The Expeditor
movieSusan's Plan
1998
Casino Pit Boss
movieDangerous Game
1993
Camera Operator (uncredited)
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movieReturn to Sleepaway Camp
2008
Cinematography
movieMylène Farmer: California
1996
Cinematography