Kenny Riches was born in Toyota City, Japan; raised in Salt Lake City, Utah; and currently resides in Miami, Florida. He holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing.
His first feature film, Must Come Down premiered at Cinequest Film Festival in 2012. His 2015 feature film, The Strongest Man, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by AMC International and Kino Lorber. His follow up film, A Name Without A Place premiered at the Miami Film Festival in 2019. Mouse marks his fourth feature film. Mouse was awarded Best Narrative Feature Film and the Grand Jury Prize (Grand Chameleon) at the Brooklyn Film Festival, as well as Best Film at Film Fest Knox where it was awarded an Oscar-Qualifying Ten-City Theatrical Prize from Regal Cinemas.
He has received generous support from the Sundance Institute, Sun Valley Film Festival, US in Progress, the Knight Foundation, and PBS. His producer credits include My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020, Tribeca Film Festival) and Sanzaru (2020, Slamdance Film Festival).
He is a co-founder of The Davey Foundation, a grant-giving organization for filmmakers founded in memory of David Fetzer. He is also a partner in the production company, Dualist.