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Kimberly Stuckwisch

Director
Kimberly Stuckwisch

Kimberly Stuckwisch is an award-winning film, commercial, theatre, and music video director and producer whose work blends magical realism with everyday life. She built a career as a vocal supporter of bold creative ideas, with her work often bringing awareness to timely social issues and breaking conventional expectations. Her works have been showcased at Cannes, Sundance, TIFF, Camerimage, SXSW, Ciclope, The Clios, Kinsale, The UKMVA’s, The Berlin Commercial Awards, The Hammer Museum, The Public Theatre, ABC, MTV, and in theaters across the world.

Her first feature as a producer, “Summertime,” directed by Carlos López Estrada, premiered opening night of Sundance 2020 in the NEXT category. By the age of 26, Kimberly had assistant directed over a dozen indie films, calling this her “film school” and second unit directed numerous films including “Remarkable Power” with Evan Peters, Tom Arnold, and Kevin Nealon, “Play the Game” with Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts, and Liz Sheridan, and “The Deadline” with Brittany Murphy and Thora Birch.

Kimberly exploded onto the directorial scene in 2020, earning wins at the UKMVAs, the Kinsale Shark Awards, the Berlin Commercial Awards, and the Clios. Her work has competed at SXSW, Camerimage, Hollyshorts, Cannes, and Shots Awards where she was shortlisted for New Director of the Year and listed as Prism International’s Director’s to Watch List.

In 2021, Kimberly directed Olivia Rodrigo's hyperreal concert film, SOUR PROM, which was nominated for the UKMVA’s and shortlisted at the 2022 Young Directors Awards. In fashion, Kimberly directed Moschino’s FW21 film JUNGLE RED with Dita Von Teese and Winnie Harlow and Moschino's SS22, classic New York style musical LIGHTING STRIKES starring Karen Elson. She is currently in post-production on her first feature “Canvas" and in pre-production on her next film "The Perfect Girl."

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Events featuring Kimberly Stuckwisch
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