Projects
Joseph Siravo: American Shakespearean
Upcoming Feature Documentary
Following a serious diagnosis, actor Joseph Siravo turns to Shakespeare, his students, and his daughter to confront mortality and affirm his life through art.
Editor and Co-director. 2019-present.
Music Video
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Official music video for Chicago indie rock band the Fundamental Kink.
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Co-director and Co-editor. 2023.
Short Documentary
Set in Florence, Italy, “Chi Sono” follows three after-school programs that support immigrant youth, capturing the voices of coordinators, parents, and volunteers as they fight scholastic disparity and affirm the children’s right to education amid a city’s growing unease with immigration.
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Editor and Co-director. 2019.
Short Documentary
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An intimate portrait of the late painter, sculptor, and tinker June Leaf working in her New York studio.
Director and Editor. 2018.
Oracle
Upcoming Mid-Length Film
In Oracle, Arizona, a domineering professor’s family and career unravel over three days as his wife rebels, his children turn against him, and he struggles to maintain control.
Editor. 2019-present.
Music Video
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Official music video for THUS LOVE's debut single.​​​
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Co-editor. 2022.
Short Documentary
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This short documentary asks boxers at Overthrow New York what they’re fighting for—inside the ring and beyond—while standing in solidarity with Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Director and Editor. 2018.
Selected Works
Director and editor of a 2018 short documentary on artist June Leaf in New York City. Selected for a carte blanche by Sara Driver at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in 2018. Screened at Anthology Film Archives in fall 2025, alongside the exhibition June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart.
Co-editor of THUS LOVE's music video for their debut single, shot in Brattleboro, Vermont, in 2021. Featured in Rolling Stone in 2022.
Engaging Video Editing
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Brigid has four years of experience at Crash Course, a YouTube series dedicated to producing and distributing free educational content online. She has served as video editor on a number of projects, including Biology 2.0, Art History, and Political Theory. Additionally, she has contributed to the development of new series formats, including the long-form, documentary-style Crash Course lecture on tuberculosis.
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Check out this livestream from the 2024 Learn-a-thon, where Brigid joins the team's sound designer to discuss the making of Crash Course.
About
Brigid Kennison (she/her/they/them)
Brigid is a Chicago-based filmmaker and editor with a background in documentary film. She has had work featured at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (2018), in Rolling Stone magazine (2022), and at Anthology Film Archives (2025). A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College with a B.A. in Filmmaking & Moving Image Arts and Italian, Brigid has continued to grow their practice at Crash Course, where they’ve honed their editing across a wide range of styles. This experience has strengthened Brigid’s belief that film and video can educate, entertain, and challenge us—while also reminding us how essential humor is to great art.
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