Ken is an award-winning filmmaker and special effects artist from Niagara Falls, NY.  His work encompasses a variety of techniques and methodology, including stop-motion animation and trick photography. As the leader of the White Lions, Ken knows the ins-and-outs, front and back ends of the film industry. He is recognized as one of the original pioneers of the Buffalo-Niagara Film industry. As a director, Ken is known for his “run-and-gun” style of guerrilla filmmaking. In Western New York he is known as a filmmaker who achieves high production value on a shoestring budget. His experience was cultivated by working behind the scenes on a multitude of films, from no-budget to multi-million dollar shows; Ken has worked in virtually every department at one point or another (with the exception of sound), specializing in: production, directing, writing, special effects, editing, stunts and cinematography.  His work is mainly inspired by Stan Winston, Jim Henson and Walt Disney.
       Ken has written, produced, directed, shot and edited five independent feature films: Break The Sky, Crimson: The Motion Picture, Troma’s Dead Inside, Wolf House and Attack of the Killer Shrews! He is the founder of White Lion Studios, LLC and co-founder of Little Sicily Productions with partner James Ventry. He has been featured in Sci-Fi Magazine, interviewed in GQ Magazine for his work with The Asylum, and featured in a cover story for Scream Magazine. His films have aired on National Prime Time television and screened in theaters in Hollywood, CA; Burbank, CA; Buffalo, NY; Niagara Falls, NY; North Tonawanda, NY; Honesdale, PA; Houston, TX; and Torremolinos, Spain.