Projects
Joseph Siravo: American Shakespearean
Upcoming Feature Documentary
Facing terminal cancer, actor Joseph Siravo turns to Shakespeare, his students, and his daughter to confront mortality and affirm his life through art.
Editor and Co-director. 2019-present.
Music Video
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Official music video for Chicago indie rock band the Fundamental Kink.
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Co-director and Co-editor. 2023.
Short Documentary
Set in Florence, Chi sono follows after-school programs supporting immigrant children as educators, volunteers, and families confront inequality and questions of identity.
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Editor and Co-director. 2019.
Short Documentary
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An intimate portrait of the late painter, sculptor, and tinker June Leaf working in her New York studio.
Director and Editor. 2017.
Oracle
Upcoming Mid-Length Film
In Oracle, Arizona, a domineering professor’s family and career unravel over three days as his wife rebels, his children turn against him, and he struggles to maintain control.
Editor. 2019-present.
Music Video
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Official music video for THUS LOVE's debut single.​​​
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Co-editor. 2022.
Short Documentary
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This short documentary asks boxers at Overthrow New York what they’re fighting for—inside the ring and beyond—while standing in solidarity with Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Director and Editor. 2018.
Selected Works
Director and editor of a 2017 short documentary on artist June Leaf in New York City. Selected for a carte blanche by Sara Driver at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in 2018. It will screen at Anthology Film Archives in fall 2025, alongside the exhibition June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart.
Co-editor of THUS LOVE's music video for their debut single, shot in Brattleboro, Vermont, in 2021. Featured in Rolling Stone in 2022.
Engaging Video Editing
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Brigid has over three years of experience at Crash Course, a YouTube series dedicated to producing and distributing free educational content online. She has served as video editor on a number of projects, including Biology 2.0, Art History, and Political Theory. Additionally, she has contributed to the development of new series formats, including the long-form, documentary-style Crash Course lecture on tuberculosis.
About
Brigid Kennison (she/they)
Brigid is a Chicago-based filmmaker and editor with a background in documentary film. Her projects often explore memory, history, and complex stories about the ugly and beautiful parts of being alive. Brigid has had work featured at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (2018) and in Rolling Stone magazine (2022). A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College with a B.A. in Filmmaking & Moving Image Arts and Italian, Brigid has continued to grow their practice at Crash Course, where they’ve honed their editing across a wide range of styles. This experience has deepened Brigid's belief in the moving image as a way to educate, entertain, challenge, and remind us of the essential role humor plays in art.
