Kristen Kiertzner

Kristen Kiertzner is a born - and - bred Southern California director and creative producer, minus the typical valley girl accent. She has been telling stories from an early age, a passion that led her to study filmmaking at the New York Film Academy where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. Her directing is strongly reinforced by her experience as an editor, which helps her in shaping performance, pacing, and visual clarity on set and in the editing bay. Kristen is obsessed with telling visually compelling stories and giving meaning to everything that appears on screen. Her films have earned numerous awards and screened worldwide, from LA and New York festivals to Cannes. She runs a production company and lives in a historic Hollywood building once owned by Charlie Chaplin where she's convinced a little of that old magic still lingers.