Kai Keefe
kaikeefe@gmail.com
Experience
freelance video editor (March 2015 - Present)
The Real Wild West - Curiosity Stream Series (2023)
Upcoming 4 part documentary series examining the forgotten history of minority figures from the American West.
Last Days of Pompeii - PBS Documentary (2022)
PBS feature for the “Secrets of the Dead” series, highlighting new discoveries at Pompeii.
The Forgotten Peacekeepers - Documentary Short (2022)
Upcoming documentary series about the Beirut bombing of 1982 and subsequent Supreme Court battle to compensate the survivors.
Sign the Show - Feature Film (2021)
Feature film about sign language interpreting in live music and entertainment and Deaf access, with commentary from entertainers like Kelly Clarkson, D.L. Hughley, Andre 3000, Camryn Manheim, and more.
LFG - HBO Feature Documentary (2021)
Feature documentary about the US Women Soccer Team’s fight for equal pay and discrimination lawsuit.
NFL INSTANT REPLAY TECH, NFL (July 2020 - present)
I work as the instant replay technician for the Washington Commanders home games, as well as other stadiums as needed.
Responsible for setting up, managing, and troubleshooting Instant Replay equipment and video playback for NFL games.
server room operator, newseum (October 2016 - January 2020)
The Newseum (museum of news) in DC contains a full service TV studio that it rents to various clients, including Hearst’s “Matter of Fact” with Soledad O’Brien.
Responsible for recording all video from studio cameras using K2 servers and KiPro.
Sub-clip (edit) the raw video, transfer from server to client hard-drive using Vantage software.
Run video playbacks during studio productions.
Newseum Video Production Intern (June 2016 - August 2016)
Edited a 25 minute documentary about the Pulitzer Prizes, currently on display in the museum’s Pulitzer Gallery exhibit.
Edited VR video content.
Filmed and edited social media and marketing videos for the Newseum.
Studio Manager, BSOS Production Department (August 2015 - June 2016)
Created video content for the UMD College of Behavioral & Social Sciences.
Filmed and edited documentary style profiles of interesting projects and faculty within the BSOS department.
Managed the BSOS production studio and advised on video equipment purchases.
freelance photographer, the baltimore sun (may 2014 - May 2015)
Photographed local events to accompany articles in the Baltimore Sun.
Education
University of Maryland, College Park
Broadcast journalism Major, Environmental Science minor.
Multimedia Editor for The Diamondback (2014-2016).
As Multimedia Editor I helped start the very first multimedia/video division of the popular long running college newspaper.
AWARDS
NATAS/Capital Emmy (2016)
Awarded a NATAS award for “best short form non-fiction” for documentary style profile on a low income, single mother with a disabled daughter living in Howard County.
Tribecca Film Festival Honor (2014)
Honored at Tribeca film festival for short video profile on a female medical researcher aimed at inspiring high school students to pursue STEM careers.
Received a $1,600 “Gold Award” from Lab-TV.
Best Screenplay, Maryland Filmmakers Club festival (2015)
Awarded “best screenplay” for my original short film “Broccoli Hands,” which has since received thousands of views on YouTube.
The national cover music video contest winner
Acclaimed indie-rock band The National held a nationwide cover song video contest.
I performed, filmed, and edited the winning video
SKILLS
Proficient with Adobe Premiere, Audition, After Effects, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Davinci Resolve, and Avid.
Experience editing 360 degree video and virtual reality content.
Experience creating descriptive audio.
HTML, CSS, Javascript.