Kurt Kuenne is an award-winning filmmaker and composer of both fiction and documentary films. His films as writer/director/composer include the Frank Capra Award-winning film"Shuffle" (2011); the acclaimed documentary"Dear Zachary" (2008, Nominee - Best Documentary Score, International Film Music Critics Association); the musical short films"Rent-A-Person","Validation","Slow" and"The Phone Book"; the PBS documentary"Drive-In Movie Memories"; and the award-winning teen drama"Scrapbook". His work as composer only includes the award-winning score for"The Blacklist" creator Jon Bokenkamp's first feature"Preston Tylk" (aka"Bad Seed") and re-scoring the 1925 silent classic"Cyrano de Bergerac"; this score was premiered by the San Diego Symphony and called"one of the most lush, romantic and exceptional pieces of music ever composed for a silent film" (DVDFile.com, 2000).Praise for"Dear Zachary":Nominee - Best Documentary Score of 2008 - International Film Music Critics AssociationOne of the Top 5 Documentaries of 2008 -- National Board of ReviewOne of the"100 Greatest Documentaries of All Time" (#74) - PBS POVOne of the Ten Best Films of the Decade (#3) - Film School Rejects"DEAR ZACHARY is one of the best documentaries you will see and it may actually be the best that I've EVER seen." - Erik Childress, VP, Chicago Film Critics Association"A true-crime story so gripping, devastating and ultimately unforgettable that it easily trumps any thriller Hollywood has to offer this year." - The Village Voice"One of the best documentaries I have ever watched in my entire life…a film that will rock you to your core." - Erik Davis, Cinematical"Easily the best documentary of the decade, it's impossible to overhype it because it will deliver every time." - Film School Rejects