Charles Kliment

Charles Kliment began his career as an architect specializing in 3D computer modeling and animation for a large architecture and engineering firm. In 1995, he co-founded Princeton Internet Group and served as Creative Director of the Web development company. Four years later, Mr. Kliment started KAJA circle, Inc., a Manhattan-based virtual agency focused on the design and development of interactive media and digital filmmaking.

Since 2001, Charles has focues on making films and created a series of shorts including the documentary always a pleasure and the related Requiem for Piano. The seventeen-minute always a pleasure was screened at the IndieVision Filmfest 02 in Tribeca and the first annual Bethel Film Festival which ran in October, 2005.

In 2004 and 2005, Charles and Living Colour percussionist Will Calhoun worked on a series of projects related to his new album, Native Lands. Charles and Will produced a companion DVD with over ninety minutes of music videos and documentary materials delineating the last ten years of Will's travels and experiences.

The album features collaborations with kindred musical spirits from around the globe and was released in June 2005. Three music videos from Native Lands were screened at film festivals in 2005, including the Queens International Film Festival and the Hollywood Digital Video Festival.

Mr. Kliment was born in Prague, Czech Republic, raised in Princeton, New Jersey and is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design.

Selected Filmography
Year Title Type
2002 always a pleasure Documentary
2003 Requiem for Piano Music video
2004 Steps in Time Documentary
2005 Deep Music video
2005 Tagine Music video
2005 Push Music video
2005 Amara Music video
2005 Tigris and Euphrates Music video
2005 Native Lands Documentary

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