Kevin Belli is a documentary filmmaker and educator. He got his start as the co-director of photography and editor on the film BEYOND BELIEF, which was filmed in the U.S. and Afghanistan. It world-premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007 and had its broadcast debut on the Sundance Channel. Following that, he was the director of photography and editor on the film THE LIST, which was shot over a four-year period in the U.S., Iraq, Egypt, Syria and Jordan. It world-premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2012 and had its international premiere at HotDocs in Toronto. That same year he directed the short film INSTALL about installation artist Craig Colorusso. The film world-premiered at the Camden International Film Festival. In 2016 he was a co-cinematographer and editor on the Emmy-nominated film WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS. A co-production of ITVS, the film had its broadcast premiere on POV in October 2016. He then traveled back to Iraq and Nigeria as the co-director of photography for the film THE PEACEMAKER. The film world-premiered at Full Frame Film Festival and had its international premiere at HotDocs, both in 2016. Most recently, Kevin directed the documentary short MUSIC FOR PEOPLE IN JAPAN. The movie was filmed in the U.S. and Hokkaido, Japan and premiered at the Independent Film Festival Boston in May 2021. Kevin has been at VPAL as a digital content producer and lead videographer since 2015.