Robert Kenner

Directing

Robert Kenner

Place of birth

California, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

21 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Kenner is an American film and television screenwriter, television director, film director, film producer, and television producer. His career began in 1971 as an assistant cinematographer, and produced his first motion picture, 3:15 - The Moment of Truth, in 1984 (although it was not released until 1986). His second feature film did not come until 1991's Lonely Hearts. His first breakout project was the televised documentary The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal, which he produced for the National Geographic Society and which aired in 1993 on PBS. The following year, he directed and produced Russia's Last Tsar for National Geographic and PBS. He also…

Known for

Food, Inc. poster
7.4

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.

Food, Inc.

2008

Food, Inc. 2 poster
6.7

Filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at our efficient yet vulnerable food system.

Food, Inc. 2

2024

3:15 the Moment of Truth poster
5.8

Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. And a vicious street gang holds dominion with a savage reign of terror. Welcome to Lincoln High! Here the cobras rule the school and everyone in it. Everyone except for Jeff Hanna.

3:15 the Moment of Truth

1986

Lonely Hearts poster
4.0

Alma, a lonely woman, falls for the conman who steals her money after seducing her. Frank doesn't want Alma around him, but he cannot do anything about the situation in case she goes to the police. Hot on the trail of the two is a female private detective, working for another of Frank's victims.

Lonely Hearts

1991

Merchants of Doubt poster
7.4

Spin doctors spread misinformation and confusion among American citizens to delay progress on such important issues as global climate change.

Merchants of Doubt

2014

Command and Control poster
6.8

September 18, 1980, 6:25 p.m., Titan II base in Damascus, Arkansas. On this fateful night an explosion kills an Air Force member and transforms the lives of everyone on the base. Honing in on a single case of so-called "human error", Command and Control juxtaposes precision on a minute scale against the gargantuan risks inherent in the United States' aggressive nuclear proliferation policy during the Cold War.

Command and Control

2016

Behind the camera

Food, Inc. poster
7.4

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.

Food, Inc.

2008

Food, Inc. poster
7.4

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.

Food, Inc.

2008

Food, Inc. poster
7.4

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.

Food, Inc.

2008

Food, Inc. 2 poster
6.7

Filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at our efficient yet vulnerable food system.

Food, Inc. 2

2024

Food, Inc. 2 poster
6.7

Filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at our efficient yet vulnerable food system.

Food, Inc. 2

2024

Food, Inc. 2 poster
6.7

Filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at our efficient yet vulnerable food system.

Food, Inc. 2

2024

3:15 the Moment of Truth poster
5.8

Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. And a vicious street gang holds dominion with a savage reign of terror. Welcome to Lincoln High! Here the cobras rule the school and everyone in it. Everyone except for Jeff Hanna.

3:15 the Moment of Truth

1986

Lonely Hearts poster
4.0

Alma, a lonely woman, falls for the conman who steals her money after seducing her. Frank doesn't want Alma around him, but he cannot do anything about the situation in case she goes to the police. Hot on the trail of the two is a female private detective, working for another of Frank's victims.

Lonely Hearts

1991

Merchants of Doubt poster
7.4

Spin doctors spread misinformation and confusion among American citizens to delay progress on such important issues as global climate change.

Merchants of Doubt

2014

Merchants of Doubt poster
7.4

Spin doctors spread misinformation and confusion among American citizens to delay progress on such important issues as global climate change.

Merchants of Doubt

2014

Command and Control poster
6.8

September 18, 1980, 6:25 p.m., Titan II base in Damascus, Arkansas. On this fateful night an explosion kills an Air Force member and transforms the lives of everyone on the base. Honing in on a single case of so-called "human error", Command and Control juxtaposes precision on a minute scale against the gargantuan risks inherent in the United States' aggressive nuclear proliferation policy during the Cold War.

Command and Control

2016

Command and Control poster
6.8

September 18, 1980, 6:25 p.m., Titan II base in Damascus, Arkansas. On this fateful night an explosion kills an Air Force member and transforms the lives of everyone on the base. Honing in on a single case of so-called "human error", Command and Control juxtaposes precision on a minute scale against the gargantuan risks inherent in the United States' aggressive nuclear proliferation policy during the Cold War.

Command and Control

2016

The Road to Memphis poster
6.1

Director Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home, Leap of Faith, A Family Thing) traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of blues. Pearce's homage to Memphis features original performances by B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Rosco Gordon and Ike Turner, as well as historical footage of Howlin' Wolf and Rufus Thomas.

The Road to Memphis

2003

Influenza 1918 poster
7.7

Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was over, the flu would kill more than 600,000 Americans - more than all the combat deaths of this century combined.

Influenza 1918

1998

When Strangers Click: Five Stories from the Internet poster
4.3

Finding love has never been easy. But it's also never been easier. Online dating sites thrive on the promise that dates and mates are just a 'click' away...but are they? From Robert Kenner comes a compelling new documentary about the way we woo in a wired world.

When Strangers Click: Five Stories from the Internet

2011

When Strangers Click: Five Stories from the Internet poster
4.3

Finding love has never been easy. But it's also never been easier. Online dating sites thrive on the promise that dates and mates are just a 'click' away...but are they? From Robert Kenner comes a compelling new documentary about the way we woo in a wired world.

When Strangers Click: Five Stories from the Internet

2011

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8.0

Based on David Maraniss's book They Marched into Sunlight, a documentary telling the story of two seemingly unconnected events in October 1967 that changed the course of the Vietnam War. Whilst a US battalion unwittingly marched into a Viet Cong ambush which killed 61 young men, half a world away angry students at the University of Wisconsin were protesting the presence of Dow Chemical recruiters on campus. (Storyville)

Two Days in October

2005

National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal poster
9.0

Explorer follows Bob Ballard and veterans from both America and Japan as they search for ships that were sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal

1993

America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye poster
10.0

This is a documentary about two photographers work to document and raise awareness about endangered animal and plant species in USA.

America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye

1998

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NR

Documentary portrait of Jerusalem presented through the eyes of the people who live there. Also shows rites performed at the city's most venerated shrines: the Western Wall, the Dome of the Rock and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Jerusalem: City of Heaven

1996

John Brown's Holy War poster
7.0

Documentary about abolitionist John Brown

John Brown's Holy War

2000