KENDRICK WHITEMAN JR.
DIRECTOR / FILMMAKER
Kendrick Whiteman Jr. is a Northern Arapaho filmmaker and director whose work explores the psychological spaces between reality, memory, and nightmare.
A graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts, Kendrick has been making films and music since childhood, developing a visual language rooted in surrealism, psychological horror, atmosphere, and unconventional storytelling.
His work examines themes of repression, trauma, identity, and the ways internal experiences can manifest as external realities.
He has directed narrative films, documentaries, music videos, and experimental work, while also working professionally across production, cinematography, editing, and youth media education.
EXPERIENCE
AMC / DARK WINDS
Production Intern
AMC / SHUDDER / CHECK IN CHECK OUT
Production Intern
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS
BFA, Cinematic Arts
WIND RIVER YOUTH MEDIA
Filmmaking Mentor / Instructor
ALASKA PUBLIC MEDIA
Production / Media Experience
FILMS
CATASTROPHE
FEATURE / PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR
A psychological horror film exploring guilt, repression, ego, and cyclical trauma.
NIGHTMARE THERAPY
SURREALIST HORROR
A surreal exploration of dreams, consciousness, and the boundaries between psychological reality and nightmare.
LOCK THE DOOR
SHORT FILM / HORROR
A contained psychological horror exploring paranoia, isolation, and the fear of what may be waiting behind a closed door.
NAILS
SHORT FILM / HORROR
A quiet descent into obsession, where reality begins to feel strangely wrong.
A SURVIVOR’S TALE
SHORT FILM / DOCUMENTARY
A short documentary about Andrew Shije who got in a life threatening motorcycle accident
NIGHT TERROR
WEB SERIES / HORROR
A short horror series that surrounds this nameless man getting lost in a dreamy threatening world.