ABOUT
Kalil Haddad is an experimental filmmaker based in Toronto. He has written, directed, and edited over a dozen short films, including The Beautiful Room is Empty (2020), The Taking of Jordan (2022), His Smell (2023), and Victim of Circumstance (2024). His films have screened at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Kasseler Dokfest, Fantasia, Indie Memphis, London Short Film Festival, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and Onion City Experimental, where The Taking of Jordan won the Jury Prize for Best of the Festival.

He Never Dies, a touring showcase of collected works, launched July 2025 at Spectacle Theater and LA Filmforum. See Upcoming for future dates.




PRESS

BOMB Magazine - Cinema Year Zero - In Review Online

Reverse Shot - Tone Glow - Ultra Dogma



SITE INDEX

Films - Image Gallery - Other Credits

Notable Screenings
- Upcoming

OTHER CREDITS

Music Videos
Cootie Catcher: Gingham Dress
2025 | with Andrei Pora
Justice Der: Self Control
2019 | with Jan Marquez
Mark Pelli: You Changed Me
2018 | with Jan Marquez

performer
Gangsterism
2025 | Dir. Isiah Medina
Photo Booth
2022 | Dir. John Greyson

EDITOR
What’s Yours is Mine
2025 | Dir. Haaris Qadri
It’s What Each Person Needs
2022 | Dir. Sophy Romvari

International Dawn Chorus Day
2021 | Dir. John Greyson
Still Processing
2020 | Dir. Sophy Romvari
Prurient
2020 | Dir. John Greyson



ADDITIONAL / ASSISTANT EDITOR
Matt & Mara
2024 | Dir. Kazik Radwanski

Photo Booth
2022 | Dir. John Greyson
The Maiden
2022 | Dir. Graham Foy
Anne at 13,000 ft.
2019 | Dir. Kazik Radwanski

Kalil Haddad, 2026