Bio
Keva Rosenfeld, a Los Angeles filmmaker and photographer, began taking photographs the day his mother got him a camera at age twelve. While in high school he directed dozens of super-8 and 16mm shorts, and later graduated from the USC School of Cinema. Early in his career, he edited documentaries on subjects ranging from police shootings to prison rodeos.
An alumnus of the AFI/NEA Independent Filmmaker Program, Rosenfeld received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for his documentary All American High. His feature film, Twenty Bucks, starring Elisabeth Shue, Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Christopher Lloyd, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His diverse directing portfolio also spans commercials, television, an animated short, and global films for the UN Refugee Agency.
Since the 1990s, Rosenfeld has exhibited his photography across Los Angeles, including his L.A. by Car series at G. Ray Hawkins Gallery; Visions of L.A. at Thomas Lavin; and American Landscapes at the Pacific Design Center’s MTV Show.
Drawn to Polaroids in his youth, he became obsessed with the Captiva—a short-lived instant camera he took everywhere. His intimate portraits of notable actors and filmmakers carry a striking new relevance with the recent resurgence of analog photography.
