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James N. Kienitz Wilkins

James N. Kienitz Wilkins

Director, writer, actor and producer

James N. Kienitz Wilkins is an independent filmmaker, writer, and artist based in New York City. James N. Kienitz Wilkins is an independent filmmaker, writer, and artist based in New York City. James N. Kienitz Wilkins is an independent filmmaker, writer, and artist based in New York City. James N. Kienitz Wilkins is an independent filmmaker, writer, and artist based in New York City.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Director, writer, actor and producer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are James N. Kienitz Wilkins' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
28%
Ideas
19%
Survival
13%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 James N. Kienitz Wilkins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on MUBI (1).

Subscription and free streaming for James N. Kienitz Wilkins' 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

24 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Misconceived(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Production Design · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Invention(2024)

    as The Executor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Moon V. State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Still Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Editor · Writer · Actor

  • Best Year Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • This Action Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • The Plagiarists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Kodak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer

  • Notes on an Appearance(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Desert of the Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • The Republic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Common Carrier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Mediums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Indefinite Pitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Occupations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • TESTER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • B-ROLL with Andre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Special Features (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Interviewee

  • Public Hearing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • The Big Black Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Nature Mature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Anarchist King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • LEWISTON (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Under Construction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Notes on an Appearance (2018)

$5.1K worldwide

Highest rated

Invention (2024)

Midcredits 48th

Most popular right now

The Misconceived (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 24: 3 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting18 of 24: 9 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting9 of 24: 1 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing3 of 24: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography4 of 24: 1 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing7 of 24: 0 only editing, 7 with another roleOther crew1 of 24: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

24 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s15 · 4 acting · 13 crew2020s5 · 2 acting · 4 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do James N. Kienitz Wilkins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor

The Misconceived (2026)

66th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Invention (2024)

Midcredits 48th · 39% liked

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 James N. Kienitz Wilkins work with?

People who share at least 2 of James N. Kienitz Wilkins' MovieCove titles; Callie Hernandez shares the most, 2.