Born in 1978 in Zurich, Kevin Merz studied photography at the Istituto Italiano di Fotografia in Milan and direction at the Los Angeles Film School. He has made several short films and video installations including Rekrutenschule Schweiz, selected for the Pardi di domani in 2003 at Locarno where his documentary, Glorious Exit (2008), was also screened. In 2011 he co-directed, with Jarreth Merz, An African Election which was presented at Sundance and won the Jury Prize at the Visions du Réel.

2011 An African Election 
2008 Glorious Exit