Film – New York - NYC

Kenneth Lundquist, Jr. aka KLJ, is an artist to an extreme degree. He was awarded \"Filmmaker of the Year, NYC 2012\" by RAW natural born artists. He is a contributing writer for Creative Sugar Magazine, a New York City based quarterly arts magazine published internationally. The documentary, \"HEART, The Congo Chronicles\" won the \'Golden Reel Award\' from the Nevada Film Festival in 2009 of which he shot, directed, co-produced, and composed the original score; and was screened globally. The short film / music video \"Ohayoo Ohio\" won the \'Coolest Flick\' award from the Silk City Flick Fest in 2010 of which he produced, and was the lead actor; it was screened regionally, and became an internet sensation. He has starred on Off-Broadway, regional theater, and several feature length films, many professional short films, and product commercials. His performance art has been featured at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Barnum Museum, ArtSpace, and the Buttonwood Tree. As a music composer, he has created 7 studio albums, original soundtracks for feature-length films, and dozens of other music projects for stage & screen. He has directed many original stage & screen projects that have been staged in regional theaters and featured in nationally recognized festivals. His poetry has been published in nationally syndicated chapbooks and has won the \'Editor\'s Award\' from poetry.com. He has been a featured canvas & sculpture artist at Real Art Ways, and ArtSpace. As a model, he has posed for Jonathan Weinberg, Melissa Robin, Alex Minkin, Nick Caito, and Peter Glass.