about

Kellen is a filmmaker based in New York City with over 15 years of professional experience. His specialty is working within unscripted and documentary genres of TV & film. The industry has taken him all over the world and he’s gravitated towards a large focus on sports and music storytelling both of which have helped open the doors to commercial campaign work.

While attending Arizona State University, his student thesis documentary won an Emmy Award for Best Student Production. He’s been directing and producing videos in NYC since 2006 beginning his career with MTV Networks.

He’s currently working as the Executive Producer on an original streaming documentary series for LG & the NCAA 'The Rivalries' focusing on lesser-known college sports rivalries and is also directing a feature-length documentary 'Land of the Rising Mic' telling the history of hip-hop culture in Japan.

In 2014, he founded Shoot To Kill NYC, a boutique production company in Brooklyn, NY.

Kellen currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two sons.