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Nathan Kensinger
Programming Advisor, Filmmaker, Photographer, Curator
Nathan Kensinger is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, photographer and curator living in Brooklyn. His work explores hidden urban landscapes, off-limits industrial structures, unnatural waterways, endangered coastal communities, and other liminal spaces. Nathan’s documentary films have screened at numerous film festivals, including Slamdance, SF Indie Fest, Black Maria, Rooftop Films, and the Boston Underground. His photographs have been exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York, the Brooklyn Museum, the Queens Museum, the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, and in numerous galleries. His work has been featured by The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, PBS NewsHour, Wired and New York Magazine. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Brooklyn Library and the Museum of the City of New York. Nathan was previously the Director of Programming for the Brooklyn Film Festival (2010-2014) and is now curating Chance Ecologies (2015-2017).