K. H. Brower
Author • Screenwriter • Educator
FILM BACKGROUND
I started U.S.C.'s School of Cinema-Television in January of 1984, and spent the next 8 years in Hollywood working and learning from some of the masters of the craft. I earned my stellar degree with my award-winning masters thesis film, "Among the Magic Mountains."
At U.S.C. I practiced both fiction and non-fiction. The paid work I did was largely in post. From cataloguing several decades worth of films for the Visual Anthropology Department to operations assistant in a commercial video post-production facility. From cutting promos for Z-Channel (an early regional version of TMC) and studios like Paramount Pictures, to cutting and designing multi-screen installations for museums and theme parks.
AMONG THE MAGIC MOUNTAINS
Among The Magic Mountains
(1991)
Writer/Producer/Director of 30-minute Narrative Documentary in which the filmmaker learns about a family secret. The LA Times called it, "...a real heart-tugger, Kalynn Huffman’s irresistible “Among the Magic Mountains.”
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LA Freewaves Festival, Los Angeles, CA
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Winner, University Film and Video Association Grant
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San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain
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Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, TX
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U.S.C. School of Cinema-Television Alumni gathering and on-campus screening and talk-back.
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Curated and screened regularly in the “Identity and Home” exhibit of the Museum of Modern Art, N.Y.C. 1993.
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Shot on 16mm and Super 8 film, 1991
Cowchip
Cowchip
(1992)
Writer/Producer/Director of documentary short: Humorous 2-minute history lesson on an early source of fuel.
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Video Shorts 11, Seattle, WA
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Main Street Art, Fort Worth, TX
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Shot on Super 8 film; posted on 3/4" tape via computer managed controller
The Day I Lost My Voice
The Day I Lost My Voice
(1999)
Writer/Producer/Director of 7-minute narrative documentary set in the 1960's. Created as part of a master artists' workshop led by Judy Chicago.
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Video Shorts 18 festival in Seattle, WA
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Sinsations group show, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN.
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Shot on Hi-8; edited on the Avid
Stardust & Moonbeams
(2017)
Producer of 17-minute narrative fiction film set in the Jazz Age, the roaring 1920's. Winner of multiple festival laurels
Career Highlights & Awards
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
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Taught undergraduates at Indiana University, coaching screenwriters, video producers, and interactive game designers (14 years)
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Designed and led a graduate level working seminar that developed an ARG (Alternate Reality Game) before the non-desktop game form had a name, "Destination Unknown"
KCKN/KBIM
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Directed, reported, and voiced broadcast radio news; earning the New Mexico Broadcasters annual award for the year's best newscast
Learning Designer
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Wrote and directed teams to build blended corporate training programs for clients such as Microsoft, Lowe's, McDonalds, and Cigna
Community Volunteer
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Design and lead media workshops for K-12
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Produced TEDxBloomington (2011)
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Projectionist Tivoli Theater