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'''Kevin Kölsch''' and '''Dennis Widmyer''' are an American filmmaking duo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/kevin-kolsch-dennis-widmyer-starry-eyes-interview/|title=Directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Talk STARRY EYES, Working With a Smaller Budget, Casting the Perfect Lead, and the Film's Violence|first=Evan|last=Dickson|date=November 14, 2014|website=Collider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/kevin-koelsch-and-dennis-widmyer-starry-eyes/|title=Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer - STARRY EYES|date=February 14, 2015|first=Nick|last=Specek|website=Starburst Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/starry-eyes-duo-tackling-exorcism-815512/|title=‘Starry Eyes’ Duo Tackling ‘Exorcism Diaries’ for Summit Entertainment (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=August 17, 2015|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/pet-sematary-directors-paramount-1202603011/|first=Justin|last=Kroll|title=Paramount Finds ‘Pet Sematary’ Directors (EXCLUSIVE)|date=October 30, 2017|website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/pet-sematary-kevin-kolsch-dennis-widmyer-swallow-grace-van-dien-efm-1235819842/|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|title=‘Pet Sematary’ Duo Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer To Direct Survival Thriller ‘The Swallow’ Starring Grace Van Dien — EFM|date=February 8, 2024|website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/starry-eyes-2014|title=Starry Eyes|first=Simon|last=Abrams|website=RogerEbert.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==
'''Documentary film'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title 
!width=65| Director
!width=65| Executive<br>Producer
!width=65| Editor
!width=65| DoP
! Note
|-
| 2003
| ''Postcards from the Future:<br>The [[Chuck Palahniuk]] Documentary''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Co-directed with Joshua Chaplinsky
|}

'''Short film'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title 
!width=65| Director
!width=65| Writer
!width=65| Producer
!width=65| Editor
! Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''Throwaway''
| {{yes|Widmyer}}
| {{yes|Widmyer}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Identical Dead Sisters''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Widmyer}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Ext. Life''
| {{yes|Kölsch}}
| {{yes|Kölsch}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Kölsch}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
| ''Valentine's Day''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|rowspan=2|Segment in ''[[Holidays (2016 film)|Holidays]]''
|-
| ''New Year's Eve''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|}

'''Feature film'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title 
!width=65| Director
!width=65| Writer
!width=65| Producer
!width=65| Editor
|-
| 2009
| ''Absence''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Executive}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Starry Eyes]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Widmyer}}
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Pet Sematary (2019 film)|Pet Sematary]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2026
| ''The Swallow''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://x.com/starryguys, Official X]
*{{IMDb name|1556116|Kevin Kölsch}}
*{{IMDb name|1552637|Dennis Widmyer}}

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