Keil has been a core member of The Yes Men since 2012, and co-wrote and produced most of their performance-interventions since 2016. He has collaborated with dozens of activist groups all over the world, using humor and mischief to advance environmental and social justice campaigns. He co-directed "Total Disaster" (2022) which had a 50+ festival run, won the David Imoh Sunday Social Justice Prize and took awards at Kursaal San Sebastien, Just Film, Better World, and Cine Eco Seia. He produced and co-wrote "Peace Pipeline," which won Best Documentary at Dallas VideoFest, ND Human Rights, Wolf Tree, Skoden, Jim Thorpe, Hell’s Half Mile, Fresh Coast, and others. He directed the corporate-horror features "Human Resources" and "I Was a Teenage Horror Movie!” (which has been an audience favorite across the genre-festival circuit). His films combine humor, horror, and playfulness to antagonize systems of power.
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Adidas Owns the Reality
Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival
Kuala Lumpur
2024
BEST SHORT EXPERIMENTAL
Adidas Owns the Reality
Buffalo International Film Festival
New York
2024
Best Short Documentary
Total Disaster
Just Film
Birmingham
2022
Honorable Mention, Feature Film
Human Resources
Workers Unite Film Festival
New York City
2016
Best Special Effects, Best Female Actor
Human Resources
Something Wicked Film Festival
Atlanta
2016
Third Place - Thriller
Human Resources
International Horror Hotel
Hudson, OH
2015
Best First Feature
Human Resources
Global Revolution Film Festival
Long Island, NY
2015
Best Documentary Short
Mono Generation
Los Angeles Experimental Forum
Best Short Documentary Award
Peace Pipeline
Dallas Videofest
Dallas
Best Documentary Short
Peace Pipeline
North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival
Audience Choice + Best Comedy
Peace Pipeline
Wolf Tree Film Festival
Best Short Film + Audience Choice Award
Peace Pipeline
Skoden Indigenous Film Festival
Vancouver
Best Documentary
Peace Pipeline
Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival
Best Documentary
Total Disaster
Kursaal San Sebastien
Best Short Doc
Total Disaster
Sun Child
Best Short Doc
Total Disaster
Cine Eco Seia
Sunrise Award
Total Disaster
Better World Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD (Best Short)
Adidas Owns the Reality
Films for Future
Zurich
BEST OF FEST AWARD + SOLIDARITY AWARD
Adidas Owns the Reality
Canadian Labour Film Festival
Multiple venues
College
The School of Visual Arts
Film, Screenwriting
2007
Current City
Queens, NY
Hometown
Rural Pennsylvania
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