Tom Kalin

Tom Kalin’s critically acclaimed films and videos have been screened at museums, film festivals, galleries and broadcast on television throughout the world. From short experimental videos to feature-length narrative films, he has created a diverse body of work, garnering top honors including the Berlin Film Festival’s Caligari Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Stockholm Film Festival. His films and videos are in the permanent collection of the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Kalin has been awarded support from institutions including the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jerome Foundation, the Paul Robeson Fund, the Peter Reed Foundation, the American Film Institute, New York State Council for the Arts and the Wexner Center. Commissions include The Whitney Museum, The American Center and The Kobe Museum, Japan. Kalin’s debut feature, SWOON, was awarded Best Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival, the Open Palm for best first film at the Independent Feature Project’s Gotham Awards, among others. In 1994, Kalin was Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed GO FISH, released by the Samuel Goldwyn Company. He was Producer of the award-winning I SHOT ANDY WARHOL in 1996 and Co-Writer of artist Cindy Sherman’s directorial debut, OFFICE KILLER, in 1997. He recently directed the feature film SAVAGE GRACE, produced by Killer Films, Monfort Productions and Celluloid Dreams.