KEITH KOPP
Screen Director & Multimedia Artist
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Translations
Feature Film I Romance Drama I 84 Minutes
English and Welsh Language
Logline: When an agoraphobic translator reunites with her deceased brother's best friend, secrets and passions are revealed. Translations will be had a UK theatrical release in 20 cinemas. The film won 3 awards this year at the Riverside International Film Festvial (Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Audience Choice Award).
Gage
When Phineas Gage suffers an unspeakable brain injury when a tamping rod plunges through his skull, causing dramatic shifts in his personality. His physician Dr Harlow watches over his recovery and must choose whether or not to fight for this outcasts place in the local community.
Gage has screened in over forty film festivals globally. It has won seven awards and had broadcast on Sky TV in the UK. It was made in collaboration with the British Neurological Association.
Fantastic Cadaver
Keith has recently contributed to Fantastic Cadaver, a collaborative experimental film and animation story feature, inspired by the legendary Exquisite Corpse by surrealist artist Ted Joans. The project was produced by Butthead Films.
TRANSLATIONS
Feature Film - Romance Drama (English/Welsh Language) - 2023.
When an agoraphobic translator reunites with her deceased brother's best friend, secrets and passions are revealed.
"Layered and thoughtful" Mother of Movies
★★★★ "A deeply human experience." The Movie Waffler
★★★★ "This is an arthouse relationship drama that resonates" Buzz Magazine
★★★★ "Translations is a moving drama with excellent performances." Movie Reviews 101
★★★★ "A lyrical exploration of loss, love and moving on." State of Independents
"A warm, intelligent and unhurried take on love and also how we deal with grief" Gary Slaymaker BBC Radio Wales Film Critic.
"Emphatically tender, Translations is surprising, warm, intriguing and hopeful." D&C Film
"Translations is a meditative and poetic tale" Let's Talk About Film
"A well crafted movie. Very thoughtful explorations on the complexities of love." Michael Polish (Director of Big Sur, Norfolk and Twin Falls Idaho).
All of our reviews can be read HERE
Translations has screened in twenty cinemas across the UK.
Awards:
Riverside Film Festival 2023 (Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Screenplay)
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IN DEVELOPMENT
September Sky
Feature Drama
A career-driven woman, derailed by a terminal illness, finds her life reignited during an intense relationship with a male escort. Written by Laurence Guy.
HEADWATER
Modern Western Feature Film
A wild-hearted former convict’s unconventional life in West-Wales is taken to trial by the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his daughter. Supported by the BFI Network and Film London. Written by Laurence Guy.
ABOUT
Keith Wilhelm Kopp is an award-winning screen director and multimedia artist hailing from the Pacific Northwest of America, based in Southwest England. After spending five years of his youth in the military, Keith realised his true calling was in the screen industry, not the grunt life. His work explores themes of transformation, redemption, and family dynamics.
Keith is currently touring cinemas across the UK with his debut feature film, Translations. His films have been screened at film festivals globally and aired on Sky TV. He had the privilege of being mentored by Gus Van Sant during the making of his film Gage. Together with writer Laurence Guy, Keith is developing a new feature film, supported by the BFI Network Development Award.
Awards:
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Best Feature Film (Audience Choice Award ) Riverside FF (2023)
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Best Director at the Short Film Show (2018)
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Best Film at the Honor Film Festival (2018)
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Best Director at the Independent Short Awards (2018)
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Best Original Film at The Wild Bunch Film Festival (2018)
Keith is a colleague of the United States Veterans Artist Allaince.
Below are a selction of sites and publishers that have interviewed and reviewed him:
