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KEV ROBERTSON, CINEMATOGRAPHER
Kev Robertson was born and raised in a fishing town in the frozen north of Scotland.
He trained with the BBC in London as an assistant cameraman and then as a
film cameraman in the documentary features division. His spare time was
spent shooting art films and music videos. This diverse body of work included
the film ‘Billy Tattoo’, described by the British Film Institute as “startlingly
original.” A developing passion for narrative film prompted a move to
California where his distinct photographic style quickly gained attention. His
first feature film, ‘Quality of Life’, premiered at the Berlin International Film
Festival 2004, winning an Honorable Mention. It also won best youth film at
Stockholm International and was released theatrically in the US in 2005.
His second feature film ‘Black August’, is about the prison activist and writer
George Jackson (‘Soledad Brother’) and stars Gary Dourdan of CSI.
Robertson’s most recent film ‘The Flight That Fought Back’ chronicle’s the
events on board flight 93 during the 9/11 attacks. The film, narrated by
Keifer Sutherland played theatrically and was broadcast on the Discovery
Channel, attracting one of the biggest audiences in the channel’s history.
Kev Robertson is known for giving each of his projects a unique and powerful cinematic identity.
He lives in sunny LA.
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