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Bruce Kennedy (television producer)
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Bruce Kennedy is an American
Award-Winning television producer
who specializes in non-fiction storytelling for television and film. Most recently, he is known as the director and writer of "Secret Access: The Vatican" http://shop.history.com/secret-access-the-vatican-dvd/detail.php?p=296681&v=history_show_special-presentations and the writer of "WWII in HD" http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in-hd for the History Channel http://www.history.com and a series writer for "NextWorld" http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/next-world/next-world.html on Discovery Channel http://dsc.discovery.com/.
with a degree in Classics, and has an MA in Performance Studies from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
. He began his television career in Singapore
in 1995, where he created and produced numerous regional television shows before returning to the US in 2000. He currently lives in New York City.
on the civil rights film "With All Deliberate Speed", which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival
. His documentary for Sundance Channel Dust to Dust: the Health Effects of 9/11 - narrated by Steve Buscemi
- traces the deteriorating medical conditions of 9/11's first responders. As the Supervising Producer and writer of Discovery's "Decisions That Shook the World", he earned a national Emmy Award in 2004.
He is also a Founder and Exec. Producer of the RIPfest
Collaborative Film Project, a filmmaking event where teams of video professionals and artists are given 16 days to create high-quality DV short films from scratch based on the cast and locations assigned to them. Of the more than 50 films he executive-produced with RIPFest, many have gone on to win awards at festivals and air on TV.
United States
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Award-Winning television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
who specializes in non-fiction storytelling for television and film. Most recently, he is known as the director and writer of "Secret Access: The Vatican" http://shop.history.com/secret-access-the-vatican-dvd/detail.php?p=296681&v=history_show_special-presentations and the writer of "WWII in HD" http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in-hd for the History Channel http://www.history.com and a series writer for "NextWorld" http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/next-world/next-world.html on Discovery Channel http://dsc.discovery.com/.
Early Life and Career
Born in 1970 in Greenwich, Connecticut, Bruce graduated Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
with a degree in Classics, and has an MA in Performance Studies from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
. He began his television career in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
in 1995, where he created and produced numerous regional television shows before returning to the US in 2000. He currently lives in New York City.
Later Career
Kennedy was the Supervising Producer of the theatrically released 9/11 film "7 Days in September" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348816/combined (winner of Cine Golden Eagle and Telly Awards) and worked with director Peter GilbertPeter Gilbert
Eric Peter Gilbert , known as Peter Gilbert, is an English-born Wales Under-21 international footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Southend United...
on the civil rights film "With All Deliberate Speed", which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
. His documentary for Sundance Channel Dust to Dust: the Health Effects of 9/11 - narrated by Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films including New York Stories, Mystery Train, Reservoir Dogs,...
- traces the deteriorating medical conditions of 9/11's first responders. As the Supervising Producer and writer of Discovery's "Decisions That Shook the World", he earned a national Emmy Award in 2004.
He is also a Founder and Exec. Producer of the RIPfest
RIPfest
RIPFEST collaborative film project is an annual filmmaking project run by a collaborative group of film and television producers and past participants. The organization assigns several teams of filmmakers, and gives them 2 weeks to write, shoot and edit a complete, original short film...
Collaborative Film Project, a filmmaking event where teams of video professionals and artists are given 16 days to create high-quality DV short films from scratch based on the cast and locations assigned to them. Of the more than 50 films he executive-produced with RIPFest, many have gone on to win awards at festivals and air on TV.
Awards
- Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
, 2005, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research (mini), Decisions That Shook the World