James N. Kienitz Wilkins
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James N. Kienitz Wilkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | U.S. |
| Occupations | Filmmaker, artist, writer, Professor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
James N. Kienitz Wilkins is an American filmmaker, artist, and writer based in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] He is best known for his films Public Hearing (2012), Common Carrier (2019), Still Film (2023) and The Misconceived (2026).[3][4][5] He is assistant professor of Screen Studies at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, The New School.[6]
Kienitz Wilkins graduated from The Cooper Union School of Art, where he made early short films including Springtime (2007) and Nature Mature (2007).[7] His debut feature documentary, Public Hearing (2012), premiered at CPH:DOX.[8] His works have screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and International Film Festival Rotterdam.[6] In 2016, he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film".[9]
Kienitz Wilkins's most recent feature, The Misconceived (2026), had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.[10]
Selected filmography
- 2012: Public Hearing
- 2017: Common Carrier
- 2017: The Republic
- 2019: The Plagiarists
- 2023: Still Film
- 2026: The Misconceived
