Ken Are Bongo
- 1983
- Cinematographer
- Guovdageaidnu
Ken Are Bongo is a film director, cinematographer, and editor. He comes from Guovdageaidnu and graduated from Nordland Art and Film School in Kabelvåg. He has been working in film and TV since 2006, and has has had a busy year in 2023. Ken Are has among many other things been working with a Netflix featurefilm Stolen along with Elle Márjá Eira as director.
«Twice in 1993, I sneaked into the local cinema in Guovdageaidnu to see "Jurassic Park". This was the seed of my dedication to telling stories on the big screen.»
Ken Are collaborated with Elle Sofe Sara on the dance film "the wind whispers there is someone behind the tundra" in 2006, which was also his first encounter with dance on film. He has since then worked full time with film, documentary, music videos, visual art for concerts and installations. His creative journey is enriched by a specialization in indigenous storytelling and a deep connection to the Arctic climate that surrounds him.
Recently Ken Are worked as cinematographer for the documentary “Ealat”, an episode of the Cannes award-winning TV series “Power Play” for NRK, and the Netfilx feature film “Stolen”, all three directed by Elle Márjá Eira. Ken Are also co-directed and was the cinematographer for three episodes of "Outlier" available on HBO.
Together with Joar Nango, they made the TV-series "Post-Capitalist architecture TV" of a total of 6 episodes, that has been screened on several art exhibitions such as “Bergen international festival” in 2020, Toronto Biennale of Art 2022, and the The Biennale Architettura 2023 in Venice.