Buck Kahler

Buck Kahler has over 30 years of filmmaking experience and is the co-owner of Nolpix Media, LLC. Buck began his career as a combat photojournalist for the U.S. Air Force and is a retired Master Sergeant. He traveled worldwide to cover newsworthy events for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including the Panama Invasion, the Gulf War, and operations in Somalia and the Balkans. In 1996, Buck returned to Tennessee and began working at Jupiter Entertainment, editing documentary series and specials for A&E and the History Channel, including The Vatican Revealed, The Grand Tour (series), and Empires of Industries: War Planes of WWII. Some of his other credits include cinematography for two Geo Files for The National Geographic Channel, including Biography of a Corpse: The Body Farm and Anatomy of a Corpse. As an independent producer, writer, cinematographer, and editor, he created The Vietnam War: East Tennessee as a tie-in for Lynn Novick and Ken Burns' PBS series. Two of the episodes were nominated for MidSouth Emmy® Awards. His documentary, the Mysterious Lost State of Franklin aired nationwide on PBS nationwide for three years. Buck holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Motion Picture and Television Producing from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.