Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner worked for more than six years to bring Food, Inc. to the screen. His previous films have played theatrically, on television and to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore at the White House.
Prior to directing Food, Inc., Kenner received the 2006 Peabody, the Emmy for exceptional merit in Non-Fiction Film-Making and the Grierson (British Documentary) for his Vietnam War documentary Two Days in October. His other credits include "The Road to Memphis" segment of Martin Scorsese's epochal The Blues series on PBS; "War Letters" for PBS' American Experience; and numerous specials for National Geographic, including Don't Say Goodbye, which was screened at the White House and won CableACE, Genesis and Emmy Awards. Kenner has also directed television commercials for ad agency giant Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. His "Fran" spot for Hallmark was named to Adweek's list of Best Spots of the Year, and Origins, a company history Kenner made for Hewlett-Packard, won two Tele Awards and an Aegis Award.
To learn more about Robert Kenner's other films, his work in progress and his upcoming speaking engagements, visit robertkennerfilms.com.
"
["post_title"]=>
string(25) "Food, Inc.: Filmmaker Bio"
["post_excerpt"]=>
string(64) "Learn more about Robert Kenner, the filmmaker behind Food, Inc.."
["post_status"]=>
string(7) "publish"
["comment_status"]=>
string(4) "open"
["ping_status"]=>
string(6) "closed"
["post_password"]=>
string(0) ""
["post_name"]=>
string(3) "bio"
["to_ping"]=>
string(0) ""
["pinged"]=>
string(0) ""
["post_modified"]=>
string(19) "2016-06-23 15:46:09"
["post_modified_gmt"]=>
string(19) "2016-06-23 19:46:09"
["post_content_filtered"]=>
string(0) ""
["post_parent"]=>
int(0)
["guid"]=>
string(48) "http://www.pbs.org/pov/index.php/2010/04/21/bio/"
["menu_order"]=>
int(0)
["post_type"]=>
string(4) "post"
["post_mime_type"]=>
string(0) ""
["comment_count"]=>
string(1) "0"
["filter"]=>
string(3) "raw"
}
["queried_object_id"]=>
int(1424)
["request"]=>
string(464) "SELECT wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts JOIN wp_term_relationships ON wp_posts.ID = wp_term_relationships.object_id JOIN wp_term_taxonomy ON wp_term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id = wp_term_taxonomy.term_taxonomy_id AND wp_term_taxonomy.taxonomy = 'pov_film' JOIN wp_terms ON wp_term_taxonomy.term_id = wp_terms.term_id WHERE 1=1 AND wp_posts.post_name = 'bio' AND wp_posts.post_type = 'post'
AND wp_terms.slug = 'foodinc'
ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date DESC "
["posts"]=>
&array(1) {
[0]=>
object(WP_Post)#7138 (24) {
["ID"]=>
int(1424)
["post_author"]=>
string(1) "1"
["post_date"]=>
string(19) "2010-01-15 12:15:00"
["post_date_gmt"]=>
string(19) "2010-01-15 17:15:00"
["post_content"]=>
string(1488) "
Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner worked for more than six years to bring Food, Inc. to the screen. His previous films have played theatrically, on television and to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore at the White House.
Prior to directing Food, Inc., Kenner received the 2006 Peabody, the Emmy for exceptional merit in Non-Fiction Film-Making and the Grierson (British Documentary) for his Vietnam War documentary Two Days in October. His other credits include "The Road to Memphis" segment of Martin Scorsese's epochal The Blues series on PBS; "War Letters" for PBS' American Experience; and numerous specials for National Geographic, including Don't Say Goodbye, which was screened at the White House and won CableACE, Genesis and Emmy Awards. Kenner has also directed television commercials for ad agency giant Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. His "Fran" spot for Hallmark was named to Adweek's list of Best Spots of the Year, and Origins, a company history Kenner made for Hewlett-Packard, won two Tele Awards and an Aegis Award.
To learn more about Robert Kenner's other films, his work in progress and his upcoming speaking engagements, visit robertkennerfilms.com.
Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner worked for more than six years to bring Food, Inc. to the screen. His previous films have played theatrically, on television and to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore at the White House.
Prior to directing Food, Inc., Kenner received the 2006 Peabody, the Emmy for exceptional merit in Non-Fiction Film-Making and the Grierson (British Documentary) for his Vietnam War documentary Two Days in October. His other credits include "The Road to Memphis" segment of Martin Scorsese's epochal The Blues series on PBS; "War Letters" for PBS' American Experience; and numerous specials for National Geographic, including Don't Say Goodbye, which was screened at the White House and won CableACE, Genesis and Emmy Awards. Kenner has also directed television commercials for ad agency giant Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. His "Fran" spot for Hallmark was named to Adweek's list of Best Spots of the Year, and Origins, a company history Kenner made for Hewlett-Packard, won two Tele Awards and an Aegis Award.
To learn more about Robert Kenner's other films, his work in progress and his upcoming speaking engagements, visit robertkennerfilms.com.
Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner worked for more than six years to bring Food, Inc. to the screen. His previous films have played theatrically, on television and to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore at the White House.
Prior to directing Food, Inc., Kenner received the 2006 Peabody, the Emmy for exceptional merit in Non-Fiction Film-Making and the Grierson (British Documentary) for his Vietnam War documentary Two Days in October. His other credits include "The Road to Memphis" segment of Martin Scorsese's epochal The Blues series on PBS; "War Letters" for PBS' American Experience; and numerous specials for National Geographic, including Don't Say Goodbye, which was screened at the White House and won CableACE, Genesis and Emmy Awards. Kenner has also directed television commercials for ad agency giant Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. His "Fran" spot for Hallmark was named to Adweek's list of Best Spots of the Year, and Origins, a company history Kenner made for Hewlett-Packard, won two Tele Awards and an Aegis Award.
To learn more about Robert Kenner's other films, his work in progress and his upcoming speaking engagements, visit robertkennerfilms.com.
Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner worked for more than six years to bring Food, Inc. to the screen. His previous films have played theatrically, on television and to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore at the White House.