Ken Anderlini (c.1962–2007) was an avant-garde Canadian filmmaker, educator and gay activist. Born in Langley, British Columbia, Canada on September 11, 1962, his family was in the dairy farming business. His love of learning and art led him to pursue studying art history and film.Dealing with themes of identity, representation, and desire, his films were widely shown in both gay and academic festival contexts. His films were experimental and highly poetic in form, but more often than not included documentary characteristics (didactic tone, prosaic voiceovers). He was a lecturer on the topic of Art and Culture Studies at Simon Fraser University's School for the Contemporary Arts, and was an active member of Vancouver's contemporary film and art community.By the time Anderlini left his teaching position at SFU in 2002, his health was suffering, and making time for self care was, in addition to pursuing a Ph.D., part of the reason for his departure. Anderlini was HIV positive by this time, but soon began to develop neurological issues of unknown origin (attributed to AIDS), which eventually led to his declining health, returning to live with his family on their dairy farm, and eventual death at the age of 45.
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