Kief Davidson was born on May 12, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for The Ivory Game (2016), A Lego Brickumentary (2014) and Open Heart (2013).
Biography from TMDB.
- May 12, 1970 (56)
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Director, editor, producer and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Known for
What are Kief Davidson's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kief Davidson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Kief Davidson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Heroes for the Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Bending the Arc(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Ivory Game(2016)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
A Lego Brickumentary(2014)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Open Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Kassim the Dream(2008)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Devil's Miner(2005)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Bumping Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Really Wild Animals: Totally Tropical Rainforests (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Really Wild Animals(1993)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1994 to 2025.
Biggest box office
A Lego Brickumentary (2014)
Highest rated
The Ivory Game (2016)
Most popular right now
Bending the Arc (2017)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2006–2013.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Kief Davidson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Kief Davidson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kief Davidson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; H. Scott Salinas shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Richard LadkaniShared titles: The Ivory Game (2016), The Devil's Miner (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Ladkani
Actors
- Kyle DeCampShared titles: Meltdown: Three Mile Island (2022), The Most Dangerous Animal of All (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Kyle DeCamp
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- H. Scott SalinasShared titles: The Most Dangerous Animal of All (2020), Bending the Arc (2017), The Ivory Game (2016)See all 3 shared titles with H. Scott Salinas
- Poppy DasShared titles: Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing (2025), Meltdown: Three Mile Island (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Poppy Das
- Tyler Temple HigginsShared titles: The Most Dangerous Animal of All (2020), ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Tyler Temple Higgins
- Zak MulliganShared titles: The Most Dangerous Animal of All (2020), ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Zak Mulligan
Producers
- Barbara GregsonShared titles: Meltdown: Three Mile Island (2022), ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Gregson
- Stuart SenderShared titles: Meltdown: Three Mile Island (2022), ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart Sender
- William WheelerShared titles: Meltdown: Three Mile Island (2022), ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? (2018)See all 2 shared titles with William Wheeler