DIRECTOR // EDITOR // PHOTOGRAPHER
FICTION
KILL YOUR LOVER - Feature Film
A literal toxic break-up film. Dakota wants to break up with her boyfriend Axel - however, the more she tries to break up with him, the more he starts transforming into a strange creature who sprouts black veins, excretes toxic goo, and to make matters worse, he's contagious!
KILL YOUR LOVER was co-written, co-directed, co-produced and edited by Keir Siewert together with his wife Alix Austin. It had it's world premier at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival as the opening night film and was released in 2024 through Dark Sky with a small theatrical run.
ROLE: Director // Writer // Editor // Producer
RETCH - Horror Short Film
A visceral horror rollercoaster in which a young woman's illness takes a disturbing turn...
RETCH was written, directed and edited by Keir Siewert. It played at over 50 festivals and was distributed online by Alter and Blood Disgusting.
ROLE: Director // Writer // Editor
PORTRAIT - Thriller Short Film
Rhetta, an industrious model, sets up a shoot with a predatory photographer, notorious for his coercion tactics and aggressive behaviour. A thriller built on research from interviews with 21 models about their experiences in the photography world, including real stories.
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PORTRAIT was written, directed and edited by Keir Siewert. It received funding through the Genera Film Fund and won best film, best director and best editing at the Kino Short Film Festival.
ROLE: Director //Writer // Editor // DOP
DO NOT RESUSCITATE - Horror Short Film
When two paramedics arrive at a call, they discover a body that is not as dead as it first appears...
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DO NOT RESUSCITATE was written, directed and edited by Keir Siewert. It was made for online distribution and released through Alter and Bloody Disgusting.
ROLE: Director //Writer // Editor // DOP
duchess - MMA Short Film
A real battle of the sexes, two Mixed Martial Arts fighters go head to head for honour, respect and a very specific favour.
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DUCHESS was written, directed and edited by Keir Siewert and premiered at Fighting Spirit Film Festival.
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ROLE: Director //Writer // Editor