Kenny Dalsheimer
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Editor
Kenny is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and media educator based in Durham, NC. He founded The Groove Productions in 1996 when he began producing documentaries and community video.
His films, "Go Fast, Turn Left" (1997) and "Shine On: Richard Trice and the Bull City Blues" (2000), screened across North Carolina as part of the NC Humanities Council's Road Scholars program. He co-directed and shot "Bending Space" and "Bending Sticks" films about visionary artists Georges Rousse and Patrick Doughterty screened at festivals around the world and aired across the southeast on PBS. His disability rights film, "A New Kind of Listening" (2009), received the 'Positive Images in Media Award'. from TASH in 2010. "A Weaverly Path" (2011) offers an immersive portrait of internationally recognized weaver Silvia Heyden. "Peace in Our Pockets" (2016) follows the peace building work of Kenyan activists in the lead up to Kenya's 2013 elections. Kenny's most recent award winning film, "You Gave Me a Song" (2019), celebrates the life and music of old-time musician Alice Gerrard. His new film in production, "Moonchild" follows the musical journey of jazz pianist, composer, and mentor Yusuf Salim from his early years immersed in the Baltimore jazz scene to his transformative contributions to the cultural and musical life in Durham, NC, and beyond.
His films, "Go Fast, Turn Left" (1997) and "Shine On: Richard Trice and the Bull City Blues" (2000), screened across North Carolina as part of the NC Humanities Council's Road Scholars program. He co-directed and shot "Bending Space" and "Bending Sticks" films about visionary artists Georges Rousse and Patrick Doughterty screened at festivals around the world and aired across the southeast on PBS. His disability rights film, "A New Kind of Listening" (2009), received the 'Positive Images in Media Award'. from TASH in 2010. "A Weaverly Path" (2011) offers an immersive portrait of internationally recognized weaver Silvia Heyden. "Peace in Our Pockets" (2016) follows the peace building work of Kenyan activists in the lead up to Kenya's 2013 elections. Kenny's most recent award winning film, "You Gave Me a Song" (2019), celebrates the life and music of old-time musician Alice Gerrard. His new film in production, "Moonchild" follows the musical journey of jazz pianist, composer, and mentor Yusuf Salim from his early years immersed in the Baltimore jazz scene to his transformative contributions to the cultural and musical life in Durham, NC, and beyond.
