Kevin Alexander Boon
Author, filmmaker
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Biography
Kevin Alexander Boon (a.k.a. Kevin A. Boon, Kevin Boon, Doc Boon) is a Pushcart-nominated author, a professor, and an award-winning filmmaker. He currently teaches film, literature, and writing at Penn State Mont Alto.
Selected works
Book-length scholarly works
- Script Culture and the American Screenplay. Wayne State University Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8143-3263-4.
- At Millennium's End: new Essays on the Work of Kurt Vonnegut. State University of New York Press. 2001. ISBN 0-7914-4929-7.
- Reading the Sea. Fort Schuyler Press. 1999. ISBN 0-9670328-1-4.
- An Interpretive Reading of Virginia Woolf's the Waves Narrative, Time and Self. Mellen Press. 1998. ISBN 0-7734-8370-5.
- Chaos Theory and the Interpretation of Literary Texts The Case of Kurt Vonnegut. Mellen Press. 1997. ISBN 0-7734-8553-8.
Creative works
Fiction
- Absolute Zero. Fort Schuyler Press. 2001. ISBN 0-9670328-0-6.
Film Awards
| Year | Work | Festival | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | A Host of Sparrows | Tupelo Film Festival | Elvin Whitesides Best Director Award | WON |
| 2018 | A Host of Sparrows | Maverick Movie Awards | Best Screenplay | NOMINEE |
| 2018 | A Host of Sparrows | Clifton Film Celebration | Best Feature | WON |
| 2018 | A Host of Sparrows | Clifton Film Celebration | Best Cinematography | WON |
| 2018 | A Host of Sparrows | Indie Gathering International Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast | WON |
| 2016 | Ghosting | Flagler Film Festival | Best Horror/Thriller | WON |
| 2016 | Ghosting | Flagler Film Festival | Best Director | WON |
| 2016 | Ghosting | Bare Bones International Film Festival | Audience Award - Best Poster | WON |
| 2015 | Ghosting | Tupelo Film Festival | Best Feature | 2nd Place |
| 2015 | Ghosting | Philadelphia Independent Film Festival | Best Feature | WON |
| 2015 | Ghosting | World Music & Independent Film Festival | Best Director (DMV) | WON |
| 2015 | Ghosting | Maverick Movie Awards | Best Editing | NOMINEE |
| 2015 | Ghosting | Maverick Movie Awards | Best Music | NOMINEE |
| 2015 | Ghosting | I Filmmaker International Film Festival - Marbella, Spain | Best Horror Feature | NOMINEE |
| 2015 | Ghosting | World Music & Independent Film Festival | Best Cinematography (DMV) | WON |
| 2015 | Ghosting | Harrisburg-Hershey Independent Film Festival | Best Local Feature | WON |
| 2011 | Two Days Back | Bare Bones International Film Festival | Best Feature - Horror/Sci-Fi | WON |