The most recent work of Danish cinematographer Benjamin Kirk, DFF includes the feature film Watcher premiering at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and the latest Pet Sematary movie from Paramount Pictures.
Benjamin was born and raised in the city of Aarhus in Denmark. At a young age Benjamin developed a strong passion for cinematography which led to jobs as a camera assistant, camera operator and director of photography on short films, feature films, documentaries and music videos.
Benjamin graduated from the MFA Cinematography program at the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles in 2014. Here he received the Ethel Poirier Award for excellence in cinema. Benjamin Kirk’s thesis film Slut was awarded at numerous Film Festivals and earned him an award for "Best Cinematography" at the 2015 Hollyshorts Film Festival.
Benjamin has been admitted to the Danish Society of Cinematographers and is working on feature films, TV-series and commercials all over the world.