Kevin Willmott
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Kevin Willmott is a professor of film at the University of Kansas
and a movie director known for work focusing on black issues including writing and directing Ninth Street
, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
and Bunker Hill
.
Wilmott grew up Junction City, Kansas
and received a BA in Drama from Marymount College (Kansas)
. He received a M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University
, Tisch School of the Arts
.
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
and a movie director known for work focusing on black issues including writing and directing Ninth Street
Ninth Street
Ninth Street is a 1999 black-and-white drama, written by Kevin Willmott.The movie is rated R by the MPAA for language, a scene of sexuality and some violent content...
, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America is a 2004 mockumentary directed by Kevin Willmott. It is a fictional "tongue-in-cheek" account of an alternate history, in which the Confederates won the American Civil War, establishing the new Confederate States of America...
and Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill (film)
-Plot:Peter Salem, a former Wall Street executive recently released from prison, returns to his ex-wife and children in the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas. Soon after he arrives, the town's electricity and power are shut off, and there is no way to communicate with authorities outside of town...
.
Wilmott grew up Junction City, Kansas
Junction City, Kansas
Junction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 23,353. Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby...
and received a BA in Drama from Marymount College (Kansas)
Marymount College (Kansas)
Marymount College was a four-year liberal arts college located in Salina, Kansas. Originally opened in 1922 as a women's college, Marymount was the first Catholic liberal arts college to open in the state....
. He received a M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
.
Writer
- Bunker HillBunker Hill (film)-Plot:Peter Salem, a former Wall Street executive recently released from prison, returns to his ex-wife and children in the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas. Soon after he arrives, the town's electricity and power are shut off, and there is no way to communicate with authorities outside of town...
(2008) (post-production) - C.S.A.: The Confederate States of AmericaC.S.A.: The Confederate States of AmericaC.S.A.: The Confederate States of America is a 2004 mockumentary directed by Kevin Willmott. It is a fictional "tongue-in-cheek" account of an alternate history, in which the Confederates won the American Civil War, establishing the new Confederate States of America...
(2004) - The '70s (2000) (TV story) (teleplay)
- Ninth StreetNinth StreetNinth Street is a 1999 black-and-white drama, written by Kevin Willmott.The movie is rated R by the MPAA for language, a scene of sexuality and some violent content...
(1999) (also play)
Actor
- Waiting for the Son (2007) (post-production) .... Priest
- The Search for Inflata-boy (2003) .... Expert
- The Fascist of X-Mart (2003) .... Narrator
- Ninth Street (1999) .... Huddie
Director
- The Only Good IndianThe Only Good IndianThe Only Good Indian is a 2009 independent feature film directed by Kevin Willmott.The film was shot almost entirely in Kansas -- the only exception being a scene at Missouri's Ha Ha Tonka State Park -- featuring locations such as the Monument Rocks and Fort Larned...
(2008) (won "Best Director" at the American Indian Film FestivalAmerican Indian Film FestivalThe American Indian Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival in San Francisco. It is the world's oldest venue dedicated to Native American films and prepared the way for the 1979 formation of the American Indian Film Institute....
) - Bunker HillBunker Hill (film)-Plot:Peter Salem, a former Wall Street executive recently released from prison, returns to his ex-wife and children in the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas. Soon after he arrives, the town's electricity and power are shut off, and there is no way to communicate with authorities outside of town...
(2008) - C.S.A.: The Confederate States of AmericaC.S.A.: The Confederate States of AmericaC.S.A.: The Confederate States of America is a 2004 mockumentary directed by Kevin Willmott. It is a fictional "tongue-in-cheek" account of an alternate history, in which the Confederates won the American Civil War, establishing the new Confederate States of America...
(2004) - Ninth StreetNinth StreetNinth Street is a 1999 black-and-white drama, written by Kevin Willmott.The movie is rated R by the MPAA for language, a scene of sexuality and some violent content...
(1999)
Producer
- The Only Good Indian (2008) (post production)
- Bunker Hill (2008) (post-production) (producer)
- High Tech Lincoln (2005) (TV) (producer)
- Ninth Street (1999) (producer)