ANDREW KIRSCHENBAUM

Andrew Kirschenbaum is a documentary and narrative producer/DP as well as the founder of global production company, The Bleu Mind.

Kirschenbaum has produced and shot films in Sierra Leone, Morocco, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Kenya, El Salvador and the United States.  He got his start after spending a month at the Colombian-Venezuelan border working with Venezuelan migrants where he shot his first award winning documentary, Nos Vemos Pronto. After speaking at Yale, Cornell, Fordham and screening at 11+ festivals, Kirschenbaum moved to New York City and began working on projects for Bloomberg Originals, ARTE, Yves-Saint Laurent, Court TV, NowThis, Colgate, Samsung, CONCACAF and more.

Kirschenbaum holds a B.A. from Roger Williams University in International Relations & Anthropology with a focus in conflict resolution, film history and Arabic from Charles University (Czech Republic) and Université Moulay Ismail (Morocco).

Kirschenbaum works in English, Spanish, French and Brazilian Portuguese and collects hundreds of frames from films to call upon as reference. He draws inspiration from his favorite directors such as Gianfranco Rosi, Abbas Kiarostami, Alfonso Cuarón and Christopher Nolan.

As founder of The Bleu Mind, a global production company focused on international films and character-driven stories, Kirschenbaum currently leads a a team of skilled field producers, cinematographers, editors and fixers across several time zones ready to fulfill the needs of your next story.

Stay up to date with current productions and behind the scenes by following @thebleumind or @andrewckirsch on Instagram and check out FIELD NOTES.