Tava Kessler

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Hi! I'm stoked you're here. I’m a California based cinematographer, editor, and director emphasizing in the art of run-and-gun adventure storytelling through...

Latest Videos

This Might Be My Favorite Documentary [breakdown & analysis]

Space To Be Ceramics, Community & the Impact of Human Touch

Making the Most of Dry January!

How to Make a Film Reel (Step-by-Step Breakdown & Analysis)

2026 Doc Reel_Tava Kessler.mp4

hawaii - the 35mm film look (canon fd 35mm x a7siii)

This simple exercise made 2025 the best year of my life

a love letter to el potrero chico sony a7siii

Editing a Movie When You Have Almost No Footage

You should work for free in the film industry.

This film changed the way I edit.

This hike in the middle of the Nevada desert blew my mind.

I Filmed a Headlamp Commercial in 2 Hours.

Of Love and Life

Bikepacking with all my friends — to San Diego

Biking to Mexico for tacos

to my beautiful friends,

Keep Public Lands in Public Hands!

This is my strongest edit yet — here’s how I cut this documentary [breakdown & analysis]

I said I’d never live in a city. Oops….

How I organize a documentary film in DaVinci Resolve.

This is my most important filmmaking tool (viltrox dc-a1)

The Power of Film & Community Mountainfilm 2025

this easy camera movement looks reallyy expensive.

This cinematic advocacy film was a challenge to edit... [breakdown & analysis]

2025 Cinematography Reel

This action sport edit is my all time favorite [breakdown & analysis]

The Great San Diego Bikepack – from mountain to ocean

eastern sierra magic

joy is rebellious.