Keenan Noir Kelly is a Chicago-born video director, cinematographer and editor who has been shooting videos for over five years. Raised on the South side of Chicago with two brothers and two sisters, Keenan got his first camera in college. He started out vlogging for Lee Davis, the owner of Saklife Clothing. It did not take long before Keenan moved on from there to begin working on his career as a music video director. This was after he had gathered enough networking experience while working with Davis.
In 2016, Keenan started working with his cousin, Michael (CrestIsMuzik) who discovered his talent for video production and the two of them decided they could help each other grow. Keenan later came up with the name Krude Films for his video production. Krude is derived from the word Crude which means natural or raw state. According to Keenan, “I replaced the C with the letter K which is the first initial in my first and last name. I wanted to promote natural and raw talent so I felt this name was befitting.”
Over the years, Krude Films have shot lots of music videos mostly for CrestIsMuzik where he mastered his craft while CrestIsMuzik also had time to improve his musical talent. With each of his music videos, Krude Films hopes to keep improving on his skills while telling beautiful stories of real life situations.
