Kief Davidson (born May 12, 1970) is an American filmmaker who 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.[1]

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Davidson began his career as an editor of comedy and music videos.[2] He is the founder of the film and advertising company Urban Landscapes. Davidson lives and works in Los Angeles.[3] In particular, the 2005 released film The Devil's Miner brought him awards at various film festivals, for example at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2005 as Best New Documentary Filmmaker - Special Jury Mention.

Filmography

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  1. ^ "2013 Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2013.
  2. ^ Saadi, Ziyad (15 April 2014). "Meet the 2014 Tribeca Filmmakers #31: Kief Davidson Finds the Beauty in LEGOs in 'Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary'". IndieWire.
  3. ^ "About – Kief Davidson". KiefDavidson.com.
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