About

Kevin Lewis is a Cincinnati-based filmmaker and editor. His short film Discreet was named a Best Film of the Month by Film Shortage, received an award nomination at Nightmares Film Festival, screened at the Academy Award-qualifying Athens International Film + Video Festival, and has surpassed 200,000 views. His editorial work includes video installations for Utopia: Three Centuries of Sexuality in American Cults and Communes at New York's Museum of Sex, currently on view through 2026.

On set, Kevin has served as an Assistant Production Office Coordinator on independent features including The Asylum, with additional credits on A24's The Chaperones and national commercial work. He is available for editorial, production, and directing work.

Credits + Experience

    • Discreet (2025) — Director/Editor/Writer — 200k+ views · Film Shortage Best of the Month (October 2025) · Nightmares Film Festival (Award-nominated) · AIFVF Official Selection · Cindependent Official Selection · OutReels Official Selection

    • Utopia: Three Centuries of Sexuality in American Cults and Communes (2025) — Associate Video Editor — Museum of Sex, New York City — On view through April 2026

    • Reunion (2024) — Producer — AIFVF Official Selection; Wexner Center Film/Video Studio support

    • Buffalo Dip (2022) — Director of Photography — AIFVF Official Selection · Silicon Valley Queer FF · LGBT Toronto FF

    • Bury the Lead (2022) — Producer/Director/Editor/Writer

    • Roadside (2021) — Producer/Director/Editor/Writer

    • Clean Break (2020) — Producer/Director/Editor/Writer — NCHC Masterclass Presentation

    • 2025 — Assistant Production Office Coordinator, The Asylum: Call sheets, background paperwork, digital filing, daily office ops

    • 2024–2025 — Production Manager, Cinema Pro Studios, Prehistoric Piranhas: Schedules & light budgets, resource coordination, delivery tracking

    • Selected PA — A24’s The Chaperones (Dir. India Donaldson) · The Macallan · JobsOhio · AAA · Graeter’s Ice Cream · Paycom · Newport Aquarium · Country Music Christmas · Heartstrings Attached

    • 2022 — Development Intern, Scout Productions — Living for the Dead (Hulu), MerPeople (Netflix), The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Peacock), Charlie Makes a Record (Roku)

    • 2022 — Distribution Intern, XYZ Films — Screeners, coverage, festival logistics

    • 2021 — Research Assistant, Ohio University — Mood reel & lookbook for a feature in development