Stephen Kijak
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Born | New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. | 3 October 1969
Alma mater | Boston University |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Website | http://www.stephenkijak.com |
Stephen Kijak (/ˈkaɪæk/;[1][2] born 3 October 1969) is an American film director. He is known for films about music and musicians, most notably the feature documentaries Scott Walker – 30 Century Man (2006), Stones in Exile (2010), We Are X (2016), If I Leave Here Tomorrow (2018), and Sid & Judy (2019). His collaborators and subjects include such musical legends and icons as David Bowie, Scott Walker, The Rolling Stones, Jaco Pastorius, Rob Trujillo, Backstreet Boys, X Japan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Judy Garland, and The Smiths.
Career
Kijak studied with the film scholar and
His next film was a documentary on musician
In 2012, he teamed with Passion Pictures again and Rob Trujillo from Metallica (making his debut as a film producer) on a feature doc about the late, great legend of the electric bass, Jaco Pastorius.
On February 11, 2013, The Hollywood Reporter announced[6] that Kijak would be directing a feature documentary about the biggest-selling boy band of all time, The Backstreet Boys. The film, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of was produced by Mia Bays (who produced Kijak's Scott Walker film) and Pulse Films.
On March 13, 2018, Kijak's documentary If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About
Kijak's next project was acting as showrunner of the 4-part docu-drama series Equal (2020) for
His return to narrative filmmaking, Shoplifters of the World, based entirely around the music of The Smiths, was released in the thick of the COVID pandemic in March of 2021 by RLJ Entertainment and received its first major public screening[9] at the SeeYouSound Film Festival in Turin, Italy in February 2022 as part of a retrospective dedicated to Kijak's music films.
On November 6, 2020 The Hollywood Reporter announced[10] that Kijak's next film would be a documentary about American actor Rock Hudson.
Filmography
- Never Met Picasso (1996)
- Cinemania (2002)
- Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006)
- Stones in Exile (2010)
- Jaco (2014)
- Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (2015)
- We Are X (2016)
- If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (2018)
- Sid & Judy (2019)
- Equal (2020)
- Shoplifters of the World (2021)
- Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
References
- ^ "We Are X Director Stephen Kijak Interview". Red Carpet News TV. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ Morris, Wesley (May 24, 2010). "Rolling with rock royalty". Boston.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "OUTFEST 1997 FILM COMPETITION WINNERS". Outfest.org. Archived from the original on 2005-11-08. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "Scott Walker: 30 Century Man". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "Scott Walker: 30th Century Man". Empire. 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "Backstreet Boys Give Blessing to Tell-All Movie Documentary | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "Backstreet Boys Documentary: Show 'em what you're made of". fluxmagazine.com. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd Documentary to Premiere on Showtime in August".
- ^ "SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD". SEEYOUSOUND™. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (2020-11-06). "Rock Hudson Doc 'Accidental Activist' in Works With Altitude (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
External links
- Stephen Kijak at IMDb
- club.kingsnake.com: Review of Scott Walker: 30 Century Man; interview with Stephen Kijak
- Village Voice: Tribeca Film Festival interviews
- Official website
- Kevchino Interview with Stephen Kijak on Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
- Interview with Stephen Kijak - RadioLIVE New Zealand, June 2010.