ABOUT
Andrew Kirschenbaum is an award-winning producer and cinematographer based in New York. His work currently appears on Apple TV+, Amazon, Google Play, ARTE, Bloomberg and Roku.
Kirschenbaum has filmed projects about ICE detention centers in New Mexico, international oil bribery cases in Ecuador, AI tracking extraterrestrials at Harvard University, precious stones in Sierra Leone, toxic PFAS chemicals around the globe, youth sports programs in tumultuous Northern Kenya, D1 southern collegiate football, European classical music in Italy and Germany, the future of AI data centers in Virginia, the history of diamonds in the Diamond District, the kratom industry in Indonesia and US among other subjects.
Kirschenbaum has produced and shot films in Sierra Leone, Morocco, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Kenya, El Salvador and throughout the United States. Kirschenbaum has continued collaborations with Bloomberg Originals, ARTE, Yves-Saint Laurent, Court TV, NowThis, Colgate, Samsung and CONCACAF.
Kirschenbaum works in English, Spanish, French and Brazilian Portuguese and collects hundreds of frames to call upon as reference. He draws inspiration from his favorite directors and cinematographers such as Gianfranco Rosi, Emmanuel Lubezki, Abbas Kiarostami, Alfonso Cuarón and Christopher Nolan.
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).
As founder of The Bleu Mind, a global production company focused on international films and character-driven stories, Kirschenbaum leads a a team of skilled field producers, cinematographers, drivers and fixers across several time zones ready to fulfill the needs of your story.
Stay up to date with current productions and behind the scenes by following @thebleumind or @andrewckirsch on Instagram and check out FIELD NOTES.
