Kimberly Edelson
Camera
Biography
Kimberly Edelson is a filmmaker and cinematographer who blends intuition with disciplined technique to create evocative, story-driven imagery. Guided by a deep sensitivity to light, composition, and movement, she approaches each frame with both emotional resonance and visual intent. She earned her B.F.A. in Film from Syracuse University in 2025 and studied cinematography at the prestigious Filmová a televizní fakulta Akademie múzických umění (FAMU) in Prague, Czech Republic, during the spring of 2024. Her education gave her a solid technical foundation, which she continues to build on through practice and exploration. In 2025, Kimberly was nominated for the George Spiro Dibie ASC Student Heritage Award. Her cinematography was awarded Best Cinematography by the Indian Independent Film Festival. Her work has also screened at the Kookai International Film Festival, Indie Shorts Mag Film Festival, and Syracuse University’s New Filmmakers Showcase. In 2024, she received a SOURCE Fellowship from Syracuse University to fund her senior thesis film, Rays. Now based in Los Angeles, she works as a freelance filmmaker in the camera department. She continually sharpens her instincts while embracing the craft’s technical demands. She believes that cinematography is an art that bypasses words to speak directly to the subconscious. Her goal is always to distill the essence of a story into a single, unforgettable frame.
Known For
In order to save her young teammate from the bloody expectations of their coach, baton twirler Emma must confront her own insecurities in the middle of an important competition.
Majorette
Unimpressed with her actors and running out of time, film director Ash turns to dark and powerful methods to get the perfect shot and finally finish her movie.
Final Cut
Four college journalists begin to question everything when a bloody fairy tale, read around the campfire from a stolen journal, starts to come to life.
Spilled Ink
Jana must confront a bureaucratic space machine and her relationship with her boyfriend while attempting to go to space.
Stardust
In a world not so different from ours, the sun is going to rise for the first time in 20 years. David is determined to block the sun out much to the dismay of his daughter, Samantha, whose drive to watch the sunrise forces David to acknowledge a pain he’d rather keep hidden.
Rays
An ambitious actress finds her way, and herself, on the road to building a character.
The Callback
A fantastical drama that follows a young girl’s imaginative journey to express her emotions through the art left behind by older generations in their home.
Day of Wrath
After her mother’s funeral, Wren returns to her childhood home for the first time in years. There she finds a ruined house, strange clues, and a dark presence among the trees.
The Wren in the Wood
Lux searches for the eraser he needs to fix his drawing, but when his attempts to get his family's attention are ignored, he begins to disappear.