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. 2019-present.
Music Video
Official music video for Chicago indie rock band the Fundamental Kink.
Co-director and Co-editor. 2023.
Short Documentary
Set in Florence, Italy, “Chi Sono” follows three after-school programs that support immigrant youth, fighting scholastic disparity and affirming the children’s right to education amid a city’s growing unease with immigration.
Editor and Co-director. 2019.
Short Documentary
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.
Short Documentary
This film asks boxers at Overthrow New York what they’re fighting for, inside and outside of the ring, 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 about artist June Leaf. 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
at Complexly
Brigid has over 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, Political Theory, and Native American History. Additionally, Brigid has contributed to the development of new series formats, including the long-form, documentary-style Crash Course lecture on tuberculosis.
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. Brigid strongly believes in the power of film and video to educate, entertain, and challenge us; and to remind us that humor is essential to great art.
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