Biography
Stephen Kijak (born October 3, 1969) is an American film director. He is known for films about music and musicians, most notably the feature documentaries Scott Walker – 30 Century Man (2006), Stones in Exile (2010), We Are X (2016), If I Leave Here Tomorrow (2018), and Sid & Judy (2019). His collaborators and subjects include such musical legends and icons as David Bowie, Scott Walker, The Rolling Stones, Jaco Pastorius, Rob Trujillo, Backstreet Boys, X Japan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Judy Garland, and ...
Complete Filmography
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Director
This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to hi...
Shoplifters of the World
2021
Director, Writer
1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwav...
Sid & Judy
2019
Director, Writer
Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, n...
If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd
2018
Director
The story of Lynyrd Skynyrd; The Greatest American Rock Band Ever. We fly beyond Free Bird to celebrate the life & times of leader Ronnie Van Zant, fr...
We Are X
2016
Director
As glam rock's most flamboyant survivors, X Japan ignited a musical revolution in Japan during the late '80s with their melodic metal. Twenty years af...
Jaco
2015
Director
The story of Jaco Pastorius, a self-taught, larger-than-life musician who single-handedly changed the course of modern music by redefining the sound a...
Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of
2015
Director
A behind-the-scenes look at the popular boy band, Backstreet Boys.
The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
2010
Director
In 1971, to get breathing room from tax and management problems, the Stones go to France. Jimmy Miller parks a recording truck next to Keith Richards ...
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2007
Director, Producer
A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.
Cinemania
2002
Director, Editor, Co-Producer
This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs. These human ency...
X JAPAN - The Last Live
2002
Director
X Japan's very last live concert on December 31, 1997 at Tokyo Dome. The show was important in two ways, since it marked the end of a band but it beca...
I Remember
1999
Art Direction
Set and shot chronologically in natural light over one hour at dusk, I REMEMBER materialized out of this sense of intangible loss and a desire to hold...
Never Met Picasso
1996
Writer, Producer, Director
Still living at home with his avant-garde actress mother, constantly rejected by art schools, and without a lover, aspiring painter Andrew decides to ...
Nude Descending
1992
Director
A photograph, a painting, and a letter shape the memory of a surreal one-night stand.