Nicholas Kinsey

Nicholas Kinsey is a Canadian of English origin (dual citizenship), born in Ontario and raised in England. With a scientific background (B.Sc. Physics from Yale University, Masters degree in Chemistry from Universite du Quebec/INRS-EAU) and a capacity to write that he inherited from his mother, a short story writer, he began working in the film industry as a cameraman. His director and producer credits include the following features: Short Change, Women Without Wings, Lakefront, The Backup Man, Killing Ruth - the Snuff Dialogues, Leatha Acidents, Dead Anyway, and Tree Line. As a writer Kinsey has published four novels Playing Rudolf Hess, An Absolute Secret, Shipwrecked Lives and Remembrance Man. He has written some 20 feature and television drama screenplays and worked as script-editor on numerous dramatic productions. In recent years he wrote the scripts for several features including the boxing biopic The Spinks Brothers- Boxing Legends, the comedy Loonie Crossing and Cadets: The Tragedy at Valcartier. Kinsey wrote, directed and produced the TV pilot of an immigrant family drama entitled Cottage in America (3 x 44 minutes) for Superchannel which sold recently to markets in Europe. He has directed and photographed some 500 films and videos over a long career including his award-winning documentary Martin Frobisher and the Baffin Fraud that won a Gold Remi at the Houston Worldfest 2005 and The Hudson Mutiny. He is owner and producer at Cinegrafica Films. A prolific and multi-talented film director and producer, Kinsey has been a successful novelist, director of photography, scriptwriter, and film editor over a long career. Although committed to drama, he still loves the documentary form and its challenges.