Ken Paul Rosenthal

California Humanities Documentary Project Grant – 2023
The Puffin Foundation Grant – 2023
Be Still Media Grant – 2023
Ronald Whittier Family Foundation Grant – 2022
LABA BAY Artist Fellowship – Berkeley, CA, 2022
Berkeley Film Foundation Grant – 2021
Entrekin Family Foundation Grant – 2021
JFI Filmmaker Residency – San Francisco, CA, 2021
Winner, International Documentary – FICSAM Mental Health International Film Festival, Portugal, 2018
Director’s Choice – Haverhill Experimental Film Festival, Haverhill, MA, 2014
First Place Documentary Short – FICSAM Mental Health International Film Festival, Portugal, 2013
Silver Chris Award – Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 2012
First Prize – Art With Impact Mental Health Short Film Competition, 2012
Creativity & Madness Outstanding Presentation Award – American Institute of Medical Education, 2012
Golden Psi Award Nominee – American Psychological Association, 2012
Grand Prize, Best Documentary Short – US Film and Digital Video Festival, 2011
Voice Award – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2011
Award of Merit – University Film and Video Association, 2011
Best of Fest – Human Dignity Film Festival, 2011
Best Documentary Short – Mendocino Film Festival, 2011
Best First Person Narrative – Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, 2011
Best Documentary Short – Picture This International Disability Film Festival, 2011
Second Prize Documentary Short – Athens International Film and Video Festival, 2011
Best of Fest and Audience Choice Award – Szeged Super 8 Film Festival, 2011
Award of Merit – Superfest International Disability Film Festival, 2011
Spirit Award Best Short – Artivist Film Festival, 2011
San Francisco Foundation Documentary Fund Grant – 2009
Director’s Citation – Black Maria Film Festival, 2007
John Gutmann Award for Experimental Film – SFSU, 2006
Leo Diner Award for Innovative Filmmaking – SFSU, 2005
Kodak Award Cinematography and Rosebud Award – CSU Media Arts Festival, 2004
Film Arts Foundation Award – Humboldt International Film Festival, 2002
Honorable Mention – Humboldt International Film Festival, 1997
Jury Award Experimental Process – Ann Arbor Film Festival, 1996
Sobel Memorial National Scholarship – San Francisco Art Institute, 1988
  Mad Dance Screening, Dunja Center, North Macedonia, 2020
Lichtblick-Kino, Berlin, Germany, 2017
Madness & Mindfulness: Four Films by Ken Paul Rosenthal, SF Exploratorium, 2013
Clinton Street Theater, Portland, OR, 2013
Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2013
U-Theque, Canton, China, 2003
Adelaide Fringe Festival, Australia, 2002
Erwin Rado Theater, Melbourne, Australia, 2001
Blinding Light Cinema, Vancouver, Canada, 2000
Robert Beck Memorial Cinema, New York City, 1998
  Film Festivals – 74
Universities – 28
Hospitals & Consumer Networks – 21
Symposia – 29
Community Events – 49
College and Public Library Acquisitions – 354
  Deep Water: Exploring Psycho-Emotional Experiences, Potsdam, Germany
Multidisciplinary Symposium on Childhood Trauma, Louisville, KY
American Institute of Medical Education Creativity and Madness Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Institute on Psychiatric Services Conference, San Francisco, CA
International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry, Los Angeles, CA
Association of University & College Counseling Center Directors Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
International Congress on Hearing Voices, Savona, Italy
psychOUT 2011: Organizing resistance against psychiatry, City University of New York
Erasing Stigma & Exploring Possibilities With Social Media, University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Eco-Madness: Exploring Human Psyche & the Biosphere, Gallery Gachet, Vancouver, BC

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Published Writings, Critical Reviews & Interviews
On the Bubble Lady of Telegraph Avenue – Podcast Interview
     Melina Kritikopoulos, Poetic Pontification, January 10, 2023.
The Magic and Mystery of Julia Vinograd – Interview
     Sally Baker, Wee Poets, Berkeley Community Media TV, August 20, 2022.
From Naked Bike Riders to Spectacles of Motion: cycling & the rider-bicycle in experimental documentary film – Critical Essay
     Kornelia Boczkowska, Studies in Documentary Film, No. 17, November 1, 2022, pages 216, 217.
Reaching the Head Through the Heart in Between Spirit and Stone – Interview
     Brian Morrisey, Poesy Magazine, January 15, 2022.
Between Spirit and Stone with Ken Paul Rosenthal – Podcast Interview
     The Badass Bookworm, November 5, 2021.
Art Heals All Wounds: Ken Paul Rosenthal, Filmmaker – Podcast Interview
     Pam Uzzell, September 1, 2021.
A Closer Look: On Making Julia Vinograd: Between Spirit and Stone – Interview
     Erica Goss, Sticks and Stones, August 10, 2021.
The Filmmaker's Life – Podcast Interview
     Filmmaker Success, Joanne Butcher, December 3, 2020.
Writing the World: Medium Specificity and Avant Garde Film in the Digital Age – Chapter 31
     Tess Takahashi (2019) Process Cinema, McGill-Queen's University Press, pages 469, 470.
Madness and the Demand for Recognition: A philosophical inquiry into identity & mental health activism
     M.A. Rashed (2019) Oxford University press. Quotations from Crooked Beauty, p. 192.
Art and Activism With Ken Paul Rosenthal – KPFA Radio Interview, Berkeley, CA
     Morning Show With Christina Aanestad, October 23, 2016.
On Cultivating Beauty, Supporting Community, and Liberation Through Art – Interview
     Faith Rhyne, The Icarus Project, May 2014.
Madness & Mindfulness: Mental Health Films by Ken Paul Rosenthal – Podcast Interview, Burbank, CA
     The Home Movie Legacy Project, Pro8mm, Rhonda Vigeant, October 23, 2013.
Positive Psychology at the Movies 2 – Crooked Beauty Listing
     Ryan M. Niemiec and Danny Wedding, Hogrefe, 2nd Edition, June 2013, pages 267-8, 383.
Radio Moon – CKUT Radio Interview, Montreal, Canada
     Portia Larlee, February 21, 2013.
Crooked Beauty and the Embodiment of Madness – Director Essay
     Incite; Journal of Experimental Media, by Ken Paul Rosenthal, Issue 3, Fall 2011.
Crooked Beauty: Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness – Critical Review
     Michelle Glaros, PhD, Columbia School of Journalism, Spring 2011.
Crooked Beauty on Film Threat – Online Review
     David Finkelstein, November 3, 2011.
Mind Body Health and Politics – KZYX Radio Interview, Mendocino, CA
     Dr. Richard Miller, May 31, 2011.
How Do People With Mental Distress Experience the World? – KALW Radio Interview, San Francisco, CA
     Rose Aguilar, April 15, 2011.
Many People Labeled Mentally Ill Have Broken Hearts – Scholarly Review on Crooked Beauty
     Larry M. Leitner and Hideaki Imai, PsycCRITIQUES APA Book Review, March 9, 2011, v.56.
Small Glimpses of Hope and Regeneration – Catalog Essay on Crooked Beauty
     Steve Polta, Artistic Director, San Francisco Cinematheque, Spring 2010.
  Master of Fine Arts, Cinema Production – San Francisco State University, 2007
Master of Arts, Creative & Interdisciplinary Arts – San Francisco State University, 1991
Bachelor of Arts, Communications, Radio/TV/Film – Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, 1984
  Degree Programs
Film Production Instructor – Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, 2002-10
Film Production Adjunct Instructor – City College of San Francisco, 2007-09
Visiting Lecturer – Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Center Film & Media Studies, Singapore, 2000-02
Post-production Lab Tech – Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, 1998-2000
Pro Linguis Sprache Schule, Hamburg, Germany, English Language Instructor, 1991-92

Workshops and Visiting Artist Presentations
Mendocino High School, Mendocino, CA, Multimedia Production, 2023
University of San Francisco, Bay Area Poetics, 2022
Kentucky College of Art & Design, Homed Body: Performance, Conformity, and Madness, 2021
Mental Health Documentary Film Presenter-Educator – United States, Canada, Europe, 2010-20
York University, Toronto, Canada, Documentary Film and Special Processes, 2019
City College of San Francisco, Documentary Film Production, 2015-18
City College of San Francisco, Film History, 2008
City College of San Francisco, Advanced Production, 2007
Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco, Shake It Up: Handmade Filmmaking, 2006
Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco, Experimental Film Production, 2004
San Francisco State University, Film Production Laboratory, 2004
Sequoia High School, Redwood City, CA, Introduction to Film, 2003
Artists Television Access, San Francisco, Alternative Manipulations Workshop, 2003
San Francisco State University, Focus on Experimental Film Seminar, 2002
City College San Francisco, Cinematography I, 2002
Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco, Film Production I, 2002
Blinding Light Cinema, Vancouver, Hand-Processing Workshop, 1999
California College of Art, Alternative Processes, San Francisco, 1998
San Francisco Art Institute, Experimental Film Production, 1998
Ansel Adams Center, San Francisco, Visual Literacy Program, 1996