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Curious Minds Entertainment

Creative direction.
Film &
experiences.

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Still and moving pictures.
New York. Internationally.

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01 / The practice

The
practice.

Curious Minds Entertainment is a New York creative company for films, campaigns and experiences. We offer creative direction, writing and directing for companies, artists and original productions, developing concepts, scripts, still and moving images around the brief.

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Inside the practice

Inside
the studio.

A wide studio apparel line-up showing eight varied looks against a white background.
A model in patterned tailoring standing between motion-blurred trains in a black-and-white subway photograph.
A model in black tailoring jumping above the New York skyline. The Modern Armor.
Kudzai King holding camera equipment alongside crew on a daylight film set.
A wide black-and-white warehouse set with a working figure, chairs and overhead light.
A close portrait framed by a white feather sleeve with warm city light behind.
Black-and-white rooftop portrait of a model in a shirt and tie.

Inside the studio

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Selected work & collaborations

05 / Kudzai King

Kudzai King seated at a table in a black turtleneck.

Kudzai
King.

A polymath in both practice and execution, Kudzai King is a creative director, art director, screenwriter, film director and photographer—founder of Curious Minds Entertainment. His work spans films, campaigns and experiences, with credits in co-film direction and photography for Vogue Germany, creative direction and photography for ELLE Ukraine, e-commerce photography for Theory and Helmut Lang, and work with Audemars Piguet. He wrote and directed The Hitman’s Dalliance.

Read the My Afrika interview The Martin Bailey conversation

Moving pictures

Curious Minds
Showreel.

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02 / Selected work

Selected work.

Photography

Selected
photography.

A model in a pale green knit sitting in a convertible beside the sea.
A model in pink chiffon standing by the water beneath a blue sky.
A model jumping with a red rescue buoy beside a beach vehicle under blue sky.
Pink chiffon moving around a model above a rocky shoreline.
A beauty and fashion portrait lit deep blue against yellow, with a green bag.
A bright red handbag balanced above a blue hat hiding a smiling face.
A model in dark leather, sunglasses and long earrings against a deep blue background.
A close eyewear portrait with large framed sunglasses and long earrings.
Kudzai King and crew discussing a setup beside production equipment in a daylight studio.
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The Modern Armor

The Modern
Armor.

A model in black tailoring on a New York rooftop.
A close portrait in black tailoring with the New York skyline behind.
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A film by Kudzai King

The Hitman’s
Dalliance.

Trailer Enter the film

Behind the film

Behind
the film.

Inside the production of The Hitman’s Dalliance.

Cast and crew working under large film lights in a warehouse set. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
Close portrait of an actor with stage blood during production. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
An actor on the warehouse set with dark cinematic lighting. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
An actor having hair and makeup adjusted between takes. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
A crew silhouette facing the actors beneath film lights. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
Actors and crew beneath a large diffusion panel and round light. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
Crew preparing a camera setup beneath overhead diffusion. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
The camera crew, actors and a round practical light on the warehouse set. The Hitman’s Dalliance.
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03 / Portraits

Selected
portraits.

A model in orange tailoring, a black tie and sunglasses against a pale studio background.
A close eyewear portrait in red sunglasses and an orange shirt.
Hands, gold jewellery and a patterned handbag against orange satin.
A model in a patterned coat and yellow top against an orange studio background.
A close portrait with a patterned scarf against an orange studio background.
A close beauty portrait framed by bright red fabric.

Photography

Studio
portraits.

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Behind the scenes

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04 / Editorials

Selected
editorials.

A model in a green feather coat, yellow sunglasses and blue gloves holding a green bag.

Behind the scenes

More from the set
A model in a flowing purple patterned dress against a green background.
ELLE Arabia page 104: a beauty portrait with a white flower, green background and printed credits.
A model in a purple patterned dress with arcing fabric against green; the supplied image includes a Vogue wordmark.
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On location

Portraits
on location.

A close beauty portrait with closed eyes and soft silver eye makeup.
A model reading a magazine in a reclining chair beside large windows.
A close beauty portrait of a model resting her chin on her hand.
Cosmopolitan Mexico beauty page Vuelven los 70, with a blonde bob and eyelash curler.
L’Officiel Lithuania page with a pink hat, patterned scarf and yellow handbag.
A model in checked tailoring and red boots seated on an escalator with a brown handbag.
A model in checked tailoring and red boots kicking a leg forward on a New York street.

Behind the scenes

More from the set
A close beauty portrait with red lips, coloured earrings and rings.
A model in black tailoring suspended from a street pole.
A model in black tailoring and sunglasses seen from above on a rooftop.
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06 / A conversation

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thinking about?