
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).
2019Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of SpookiesMovieas Himself
2019The ProjectionistMovieDirector of Photography
2018Talking with the VampiresMovieDirector of Photography
2016The Brooklyn BankerMovieDirector of Photography
2014Welcome to New YorkMovieDirector of Photography
2013House of Last ThingsMovieDirector of Photography
20124:44 Last Day on EarthMovieDirector of Photography
2009Desert FlowerMovieDirector of Photography
2008SıcakMovieDirector of Photography
2008Return to Sleepaway CampMovieDirector of Photography · Cinematography
2008100 FeetMovieas Garbage Man · Director of Photography
2008Chelsea on the RocksMovieDirector of Photography
2005Before It Had a NameMovieDirector of Photography
2005MediumTV showDirector of Photography · 32 episodes
2005Missing in AmericaMovieDirector of Photography
2003Happy EndMovieDirector of Photography
2003Asmalı Konak: HayatMovieDirector of Photography
2003TestosteroneMovieDirector of Photography
2001'R XmasMovieDirector of Photography
2000It Had to Be YouMovieDirector of Photography
1999New Rose HotelMovieas The Expeditor · Director of Photography
1999Invisible ChildMovieDirector of Photography
1998Rear WindowMovieDirector of Photography
1998Susan's PlanMovieas Casino Pit Boss · Director of Photography
1998The ImpostorsMovieDirector of Photography
1998MontanaMovieDirector of Photography
1998A Brooklyn State of MindMovieDirector of Photography
1997Every 9 SecondsMovieDirector of Photography
1997Subway StoriesMovieDirector of Photography
1997The BlackoutMovieDirector of Photography
1996The ProsecutorsMovieDirector of Photography
1996Big NightMovieDirector of Photography
1996Killer: A Journal of MurderMovieDirector of Photography
1996The FuneralMovieDirector of Photography
1995Condition RedMovieDirector of Photography
1995The AddictionMovieDirector of Photography
1994Drop SquadMovieDirector of Photography
1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerMovieDirector of Photography
1993Dangerous GameMovieas Camera Operator (uncredited) · Director of Photography
1992Bad LieutenantMovieDirector of Photography
1992Killer DeadMovieDirector of Photography
1986SpookiesMovieDirector of Photography
1982In Our WaterMovieAdditional Camera
1979Don't Go in the HouseMovie
1979The Driller KillerMovieDirector of Photography
—Manson GirlsMovieDirector of Photography