HI I’m Kevin
Kevin Steen is a Detroit-based, award-winning Film Director. He is a co-founder of RATHAUS Films, a production collective that catalyzes conversation through creation of bold content.
Steen’s films have screened in competition at prestigious festivals such as Locarno (Switzerland 2022), Clermont-Ferrand (France 2023), Winner of the Audience Award at the Ann Arbor Film Festival (USA 2023), and Best of the Fest Short award at the Freep Film Festival (USA 2023). He has also earned recognition from the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (2010), Mountainfilm (2020), and multiple Vimeo Staff Picks. His work celebrates and acknowledges the stories of people, places and organizations with a mission grounded in the journey of transformation. Through his work, he draws attention to the special relationships activated by our environment.”
Press:
CV Directing
2023 - Shepherdess - Short Film
2022- Daron, Daron Colbert - Short Film - Winner UMCU Audience Award Ann Arbor Film Festival - Winner Best Short Film Freep Film Festival
2019 - A Surfer’s Search - London Surf Film Festival - Mountainfilm 2020 - Webby Winner Best Branded Documentary
2013 - Antigua Montage - Co Directed with Shabier Kirchner
2012 - Jon Contino - Vimeo Staff Pick
Narrative Film Work
2020 - Bad Vegan (Chris Smith) Netflix - Detroit Unit Director of Photography
2020 - The Mountains Are A Dream That Call To Me (Cedric Cheung-Lau) - Sundance 2020 - Executive Producer
2019 - Bull (Annie Silverstein) - Un Certain Regard Cannes 2019 - C Camera Operator / Rodeo Cam
2018 - Dadli (Shabier Kirchner) - Rathaus Films - Co-Producer
2017 - Skate Kitchen (Crystal Moselle) - Magnolia Pictures- Additional Camera
2017 - Wilder Palms (Bradley Tangonan) - Rathaus Films - Executive Producer
2017 - Sollers Point (Matt Porterfield) - Oscilloscope - B Camera
2016 - Hard Ship (Andy Lampard) - Great Big Films - Vimeo Staff Pick - Director of Photography