Kelvin Kinte

Filmmaker/Photographer

New Film
"The Photographer" feature film Feb. 2012

New Documentary
"Urban Basketball Legend"
Ollie Buggy Lenard - Breevort Tourney

The best tourney in Brooklyn was not Soul in the Hole back n day.  It was almost the best. It was not Tillary Park, nor was it Kingston.  It wasn't even Riis Beach, which Brooklyn claimed even though it was in Queens.  It was not Ditmas Park, BRC nor any other.  It was definitely the BREEVORT Tourney, where Ollie "Buggy Lenard, Sam Worthen, Vinny Johnson and the crew did work.  It was an outdoor arena where the ball was downright nasty. We had play-by-play by one of the twins (forget his name) he was the black Marv Albert.  Al King, Bernard King and others were killing them back in the day. - Vince, Burbank, CA

"Book of Rhymes" shot film 2009
Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor

"To Dance in Paradise" Feature Film 2009
DVD 2011
Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor

"Unsung Heroes" 48 Hour Film Project Honolulu 2007
Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Genre : Super Hero – Short Film
Disgruntled super heroes come to a super hero convention held in Honolulu.

"Bally Fashion Show" Photo 2007
Photos of a fashion show at Bally

Photo Book - "Eye On The Scene" available at
www.blurb.com/user/filmmaker22
Shot from films that I Produced and Directed

I have two feature films on DVDs you can buy at Amazon.com
or custom flix.com/205982
"Gotta Be A Better Way" and "What's Going On"
Produced Written and Directed by Kelvin Kinte
At this link you can see some of my work
Film Reel:
http://www.vimeo.com/kelvinkinte
Photo Reel:
http:// www.flickr.com/photos/kinte


“A Goodnight Rest”  - Short Film                    2006
Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
A short film about four friends who have started an entertainment show. Some strange and bazaar things take place such as murders of guests that come on the show or was it all a dream?

“Reparation Now” - Documentary                          2006
Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
A documentary on how three attorneys formed a case against the United States government for compensation of black people forced into slavery.

“Skillz” (Hair Salon) - Commercial Film                    2005
Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
A commercial film for a hair salon, Skillz. Stylists and founders of the salon talk about its history and goals.

“The Poets” Spoken Word - Documentary                         2005                   
Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
    A documentary on poets and what inspires them.


“What’s Going On” - Feature Film                       2004
Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Four college friends, Parks (Nickchambelain), Cold (Marguerite Simpkins), Redd (Ken Harris), Billie (Rebecca Lupardo), start an entertainment show. The show is Billie's idea who becomes the show's coordinator. Parks is a host of the show, Cold is a co-host, and Redd is a cinematographer. They invite various types of guests, such as exotic dancers, to each show and ask them about their work and life styles.
Parks is a very flirtatious guy and he enjoys his part as the host. He also believes that the show is his show, and that makes the rest of the members resentful. His girlfriend, Cold, is especially not happy with the situation, and she starts having interest in Billie, who is Redd's girlfriend. In the meanwhile, there are strange things such as murders of the guests of the show happen, and it begins to look like everything is going for a downward spiral.


“Gotta Be A Better Way”  - Feature Film                    1998
Finalists for Gordon Parks Independent Film Awards Best Director
Writer, Producer, Director, Editor
A feature film based on life of Buggy Oillie Lenard who was a star basketball player from Brooklyn, New York. His life ends tragically in a car accident in 1976.