AWARDS & RECOGNITION Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection — God Said Give ’Em Drum Machines Cannes Court Métrage Selection — Electric Roots NAACP Image Award Nominee, Best Children’s Programming — Postcards – Mandela Bentonville Film Festival — Double Feature (Traveling Mercies + God Said Give ’Em Drum Machines) HBCU Alumni, Motion Picture Editors Guild (IATSE Local 700)
Kristian R. Hill is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with over 25 years of experience in film, television, and entertainment media. Born in Detroit, his work is deeply influenced by the city’s cultural and musical legacy. He is best known as the director of God Said Give ’Em Drum Machines, the critically acclaimed feature documentary on Detroit techno’s pioneers.