Kamau Bilal

Movies

Long Gone Summer
Director of Photography
An examination of the 1998 MLB season and the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The two sluggers' race to hit the most home runs, later overshadowed by the steroid scandal, left a permanent mark on baseball history.
Where the Pavement Ends
Director of Photography
The death of Michael Brown, shot by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer in 2014, was national news after protests erupted there. But the history of Ferguson, a formerly whites-only "sundown town,” and the neighboring black town of Kinloch, now semi-abandoned, is not well known. Incorporating reflections of residents of Kinloch and Ferguson (including Gillooly, who grew up in Ferguson), this film explores the relationship between these two towns. Beginning with a 1960s roadblock that divided then-white Ferguson from black Kinloch, the film depicts a micro-history of race relations in America.
Baby Brother
Director
The director's baby brother moves back in with his parents.
Crown Candy
Cinematography
Behind the scenes of a 102 year old candy kitchen in north St. Louis
Crown Candy
Director
Behind the scenes of a 102 year old candy kitchen in north St. Louis
Abortion: Stories Women Tell
Director of Photography
A thought-provoking look at the subject of abortion today, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies, abortion providers and clinic staff and activists on both sides of this contentious debate.
What Kind of Man
Cinematography
Nate Brinkley, a career football player, gets the life knocked into him.
What Kind of Man
Editor
Nate Brinkley, a career football player, gets the life knocked into him.
What Kind of Man
Director
Nate Brinkley, a career football player, gets the life knocked into him.
You're Next
Second Assistant Camera
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
Awful Nice
Editor
Estranged brothers Jim and Dave must travel to Branson together when their father dies and leaves them the lake home. A series of hilarious mishaps and costly misadventures follow as they attempt to restore the house and rebuild their relationship.