Kelley Baker

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Kelley Baker
Born (1956-07-20) July 20, 1956 (age 67)
Occupation Film director
Website www.angryfilmmaker.com

Kelley J. Baker (born July 20, 1956 [1] ) is an American independent filmmaker, writer, and director. His three indie feature films are Birddog (1999), The Gas Cafe (2001), and Kicking Bird (2005). [2]

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Education

Baker attended the University of Southern California. He received a BA (1980) and an MFA (1982) in Film Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and did post-graduate work at the American Film Institute (1989).[citation required]

Career

Baker was the recipient of the Western States Media Arts Fellowship (1997) as well as grants from the SOROS Fund (2000), The Collins Foundation (2000), the Oregon Arts Commission (1993), Pioneer Fund Emerging Documentary Filmmaker grant for his film Criminal Justice (1985), Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust (1984), The Maurie Clark Foundation (1984), and a technical assistance grant from RACC (2004). Baker has completed two documentaries for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Juvenile Justice Office of the Department of Justice (1999).[ citation needed ]

Projects with other filmmakers

He worked with Roger Corman as Assistant ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) Mixer on Humanoids from the Deep in 1996.

Books

Baker is the author of:

Interviews

In 2021, Kelley appeared on the fifteenth episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, where he revisited his work with Gus Van Sant, Todd Haynes, and Will Vinton. [4] [5]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter
1999BirddogYesNoYes
2003The Gas Cafe YesYesYes
2005 Kicking Bird YesYesYes

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  2. Runnersworld.com
  3. ThriftBooks. "Kelley Baker Books | List of books by author Kelley Baker". ThriftBooks. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  4. "Season Two". The Ghost of Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. "The Angry Filmmaker featuring Kelley Baker". KBOO. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.