Kris Kerehona

I am currently employed as a video producer at the Australian War Memorial (AWM). In 2014 I was the AWM's Official Cinematographer on Operation Render Safe, which saw Explosive Ordinance Disposal experts from Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada and the Solomon Islands working to reduce the threat of explosive remnants of war in Bougainville. In 2013 I was the Official Cinematographer on Operation Philippines Assist, documenting the Australian Defence Force humanitarian aid mission to areas of the Philippines devastated by Super-Typhoon Hainan. I also earned a credit as camera operator on the landmark documentary series The Memorial: Beyond the Anzac Legend, airing on Foxtel's History Channel.

I also work independent of my role at the AWM, having recently directed a short comedy film Love Hurts which is included on ScreenACT's anthology feature film Locks of Love (2014), which premiered at the Canberra International Film Festival. I developed and managed production on behalf of Palangi Productions on the documentary feature Love Marriage in Kabul, screening at the Sydney Film Festival and the Canberra International Film Festival. My film The Centenarians (2013), a collaboration with the Australian Association of Gerontology premiered at the Silver Screen Film Festival and aired on ABC Stateline. I am a recipient of the Canberra Critic's Circle Award for my film Dancing Auschwitz which was awarded Best Documentary Film at the 2012 Canberra Short Film Festival.
My documentary film Captain of the Team (2010), was included as part of Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes' The Great Flag Debate and was selected by the National Film and Sound Archive’s Indigenous Black Screen Compilation. I worked at Silver Sun Pictures and also with Lara Damiani of Think Films on the feature documentary Tibet's Cry for Freedom (2009), featuring the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 2009 I co-founded Short Story Big Screen - a multicultural filmmaking workshop and festival, funded by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. I was Media Consultant to the ACT Department of Education's Step Into the Limelight Film Festival, and Director of the Canberra Short Film Festival in 2008/9. I am currently undertaking a Masters of Arts in Communication with the University of Canberra's UC DocLab, exploring interactive documentary and multi-linear narratives.