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Tucson resident for over 20 years, BILL KERSEY was born in Fargo, North Dakota, and spent his teenage years in the suburban
chill of the Twin Cities metroplex.His family relocated to Arizona when he was in high school. Graduating as a National Merit Scholar, he first entered the University of Arizona as a music performance major but soon left college to pursue a variety of occupations and creative endeavors. After a decade of odd jobs and exploration, including his role as a founding member and guitarist of the band
Raintown , he returned to the University of Arizona to study film and media production. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2005 with a BFA in Medha Arts. In addition to his own award-winning short films, his graceful editing work has been on display in a variety of other projects.
- FILMOGRAPHY
- THICKER THAN WATER (2009) - editor, composer, producer, sound designer
documentary | 72 minutes | more info - RITA OF THE SKY (2009) - editor, sound designer
documentary | 74 minutes | more info - BLACK, WHITE AND YELLOW (2007) - editor, sound designer
documentary | 57 minutes | more info - LIFE LIST (2005) - editor, composer, producer
documentary | 16 minutes | more info - 87 TOPAZ (2004) - director, writer, editor
documentary | 8 minutes | watch online - GARPENFARGLE (2004) - co-director, co-writer, editor, cinematographer, composer
comedy | 4 minutes | watch online - PERMIAN FLOW (2003) - director, editor, cinematographer, sound designer
experimental | 6 minutes | watch online - SOLACE (2003) - director, writer, photographer, editor, composer
drama | 4 minutes | watch online
| Rain · town [reyn-toun] - noun. | ||
| 1: | A city that regularly receives a large amount of precipitation (eg., Seattle). | |
| 2: | A little-known band on the Tucson music scene in the 1990s. | |
| 3. | a: | An enchanting quality unique to the atmosphere of a desert town (such as Tucson) on the rare occasion that it receives rain; |
| b: | A dreamily wistful state of mind; melancholy reflection, often accompanied by a vague feeling of apprehension. [antonyms: Swingtown, Funkytown] | |
"Kersey has an uncommon sensibility."  Microcinema Scene |
