His early films were produced in Spanish in Latin America, including Ropa Nueva para Felipe (1990)[1] and ¿Con Quién Te Vas?

[7] Upon matriculating at Harvard, Krusen majored in English Literature, intending to pursue a career as a novelist and poet.

A growing interest in photography and the history of cinema, however, led him to simultaneously explore filmmaking as a possible future career.

[10] In the 1980s, Krusen founded Messenger Films as an outgrowth of his work on Spanish-language productions for U.S.-based relief agencies and international Christian ministries.

In 1989 Krusen earned his MFA at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California[9] and has steadily produced and directed films since.