Robert Kenner is an American

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and

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director, producer, and

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. Kenner is best known for directing the film ''Food, Inc''. as well as the films, '' Command and Control'', '' Merchants of Doubt'', and ''When Strangers Click''.

Career

Kenner's most recent project is 2019's five-part documentary series '' The Confession Killer'', which examines notorious serial killer Henry Lee Lucas and what may be the greatest hoax in American criminal justice history. In 2016, Kenner released '' Command and Control'', a documentary of a 1980s nuclear missile accident in Arkansas, based on Eric Schlosser's award-winning book of the same name. In 2014, he released '' Merchants of Doubt,'' inspired by

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' and Erik Conway's book of the same name. The film explores how a handful of skeptics have obscured the truth on issues from tobacco smoke, to toxic chemicals, to global warming. In 2011, Kenner released ''When Strangers Click'' for

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. The film was nominated for an

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. In 2008, he produced and directed the

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nominated, Emmy winning documentary film, ''Food, Inc''., which examines the industrialization of the American

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and its impacts on workers, consumers, and the environment. '' Variety'' wrote that ''Food, Inc.'' “does for the supermarket what Jaws did for the beach.” In 2003, Kenner worked as co-filmmaker with Richard Pearce on '' The Road to Memphis'' for

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’s series, '' The Blues''. ''

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'' called the film, “the unadulterated gem of the Scorsese series.” Kenner has directed and produced numerous films for the award-winning PBS documentary series, ''

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'' including '' Two Days In October'', which received a

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, an

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, and a Grierson award. He has directed and produced several films for

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including '' America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Goodbye'', which received the Strand Award for Best Documentary from the

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. Kenner has also directed a number of award-winning commercials and corporate videos for

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, and others.

References

External links

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Robert Kenner Films Web site
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