In his nearly twenty years of filmmaking, Gideon Kennedy has worked as a producer, researcher, writer, and director of documentaries, narratives, and all manner of stories in-between. As an Emmy-nominated archival producer, he has handled the research and clearances of archival elements for documentaries such as Dawn Porter’s “John Lewis: Good Trouble” and Margaret Brown’s “Descendant.” He has provided initial resource surveys, project development, and full database creation and management, always striving for top-level research in historical and contemporary footage, photos, print, and audio. His duties as a researcher include tracking down hard-to-find media on antiquated formats in places as varied as academic archives and abandoned storage spaces. Once found, he also handles transfers, often from the sole existing copies, with an eye towards preservation. In his role as an archival producer, he’s also responsible for cost analysis, fair use reviews, and negotiating rights with everyone from major footage houses and news services to individual creators and collectors, delivering on time and within budget. His work can be seen in films and television series appearing theatrically and on all the major streaming platforms. His other film endeavors in the past include working as a festival programming director, a projectionist, a grant review panelist, and serving on numerous festival juries and selection committees. He has also died in urban legend, been worshiped by a fraternal organization of which he was not a part, and had a single-barrel scotch that he couldn’t afford named after him.

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