Francis Kenny
Francis Kenny | |
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 Kenny, ASC 2014 | |
| Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Children | 1 |
Francis Kenny A.S.C. is an American cinematographer.
Background and education
[edit]Kenny is a twice board member of the American Society of Cinematographers and member of the AMPAS Executive Committee for Cinematographers.
Kenny was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, attending schools in Indianapolis, Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana:, Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the age of 16, he entered The University of Texas at Austin; he later attended Harvard University; and Hofstra University. He holds degrees in sociology, English literature and communications.
His father, Francis Bernard Kenny, graduated from Princeton University, worked for the Shell Oil Company and eventually became treasurer. His grandfather, Herman Adkins, was a test pilot for the government at the Indianapolis Experimental Station (Civil Aeronautics Authority) and flew the NC-11 "flying laboratory".[1] The airplane is now located at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Herman Adkins later built The Happy Landings Resort, Lake of the Ozark, in Sunrise Beach, Missouri. Adkins was a member of the secretive club for aviators called The Quiet Birdmen.
Career
[edit]Francis Kenny began his career working on documentaries with the filmmaker David Hoffman, whom he met at Hofstra University.
Kenny was the cinematographer on the Academy Award-winning feature documentary He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'. He has photographed commercials and documentaries in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Israel, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Australia, Singapore, Sumatra, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, England, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Morocco.
He became an active member of The American Society of Cinematographers in 1996. He served as the Chairman of the ASC Membership Committee from 2001 until 2011. In 2012, he received the ASC Presidents Award.[2]
Filmography
[edit]This filmography is incomplete (for both film and television work).
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1983 | He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' | Emile Ardolino |
| Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper | Jerry Finberg | |
| 1987 | Campus Man | Ron Casden |
| Salvation! | Beth B | |
| 1989 | Heathers | Michael Lehmann |
| 1991 | New Jack City | Mario Van Peebles |
| Cold Heaven | Nicolas Roeg | |
| House Party 2 | George Jackson Doug McHenry | |
| 1992 | Class Act | Randall Miller |
| 1993 | Ed and His Dead Mother | Jonathan Wacks |
| Coneheads | Steve Barron | |
| Wayne's World 2 | Stephen Surjik | |
| 1994 | Jason's Lyric | Doug McHenry |
| 1996 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Martin Lawrence |
| Harriet the Spy | Bronwen Hughes | |
| 1997 | Bean | Mel Smith |
| 1998 | Denial | Adam Rifkin |
| A Night at the Roxbury | John Fortenberry | |
| 1999 | She's All That | Robert Iscove |
| 2000 | Scary Movie | Keenen Ivory Wayans |
| 2001 | Kingdom Come | Doug McHenry |
| Finder's Fee | Jeff Probst | |
| How High | Jesse Dylan | |
| 2003 | From Justin to Kelly | Robert Iscove |
| 2005 | Edison | David J. Burke |
| 2007 | Cover | Bill Duke |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Strokes of Genius | TV miniseries directed by Amanda Pope |
| 1989 | Sweet Bird of Youth | TV movie directed by Nicolas Roeg |
| 2010-2014 | Justified | TV series |
| 2013 | Bonnie & Clyde | TV miniseries directed by Bruce Beresford |
Personal life
[edit]He currently resides in Santa Monica, California, with his daughter, who attends Parsons School of Design.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "From Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) to FAA". faa.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "The ASC". www.theasc.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012.
- ^ "Home". www.xrds.org.
External links
[edit]- www.franciskenny.us Archived March 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- Francis Kenny at IMDb
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