Albert Kish (14 May 1937 – 23 October 2015) was a Canadian documentarian/filmmaker.
Life and career
Kish was born in Albert Kiss in Eger, Hungary, the son of Olga Weisz, a clothing store manager, and Albert Kiss, a customs officer. He became interested in film at an early age and was attending the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest when the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 forced his family to leave Hungary. They moved to Montreal in 1956 and changed their name to 'Kish'.[1]
Kish found work as a photographer and, in 1964, was hired as an editor at the CBC. In 1967, he was hired by the Canadian National Railway to photograph trains for Expo 67. National Film Board of Canada director John Howe liked his work and offered him a job.[2] Kish stayed with the NFB until his retirement in 1997, directing, producing and/or editing 33 films.
Outside of the NFB, Kish made three films with Bashar Shbib. He also maintained a life-long interest in photography, and his photographs have appeared in several publications and exhibitions.[3]
Albert Kish, 2013
Personal life and death
In 1994, Kish married engineer Katalin Futo. He died of cancer at Toronto General Hospital on October 23, 2015, and was survived by his wife and two sons.[4]
