Kelly Krause(I)
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Kelly Krause is a writer, director, producer, and script consultant specializing in atmospheric, character-driven stories. She is the Co-founder of Nyx Horror Collective, a producer for 13 Minutes of Horror Film Festival, which streams on Shudder, and a Co-Founder of the Stowe Story Labs/Nyx Horror Collective Fellowship, which benefits women and femme horror screenwriters. She and her co-producers were awarded Best Short Film by the 2022 Rondo Hatton Awards (a.k.a. "the horror Oscars") for "13 Minutes of Horror: Sci-Fi," the only women-led project nominated in that category.
As a director, Kelly's focus is on creating empathy, especially amidst uncomfortable backdrops or circumstances. Her psychological horror short, "Storage" (2022), was backed by Couper Samuelson, President of Feature Films at Blumhouse ("Get Out," "Whiplash," "M3GAN"). The film won Best Dark Drama at Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival and was a finalist in several other festivals around the world. Kelly is also a guest director on the forthcoming surrealist comedy web series "Bernadette the Brave."
Prior to entering the film industry, Kelly worked as an archaeologist, heritage manager, and media consultant, engaging audiences with immersive cultural narratives via exhibitions, TV programs, digital media, and creative non-fiction.
As a director, Kelly's focus is on creating empathy, especially amidst uncomfortable backdrops or circumstances. Her psychological horror short, "Storage" (2022), was backed by Couper Samuelson, President of Feature Films at Blumhouse ("Get Out," "Whiplash," "M3GAN"). The film won Best Dark Drama at Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival and was a finalist in several other festivals around the world. Kelly is also a guest director on the forthcoming surrealist comedy web series "Bernadette the Brave."
Prior to entering the film industry, Kelly worked as an archaeologist, heritage manager, and media consultant, engaging audiences with immersive cultural narratives via exhibitions, TV programs, digital media, and creative non-fiction.
