She directed and co-produced American Hollow (1999) about a struggling Appalachian family which received critical acclaim and many awards. HBO broadcast the film and publisherLittle, Brown and Company released Kennedy's companion book simultaneously.
"He's been so grateful to be part of the process. And he's got an amazing voice."
"I think the most significant turning point was when the militia was brought in. A few armed men and women couldn't take on the Pennsylvania militia."
"The thing that was most eye-opening to me, in my research, was the idea that the workers felt that they had a claim to the mill. That mentality is so far from how labor is treated today. I think it's very clear that you work for the corporation -- you don't have any claim to it."
"They gave us 30 different dates to choose from. Homestead was the one I chose, in part because I think it's hard to tell the story of America without telling the story of the people who built it."
More than a quarter of a million people have fled in terror as opposition militias plot their return. Without international assistance a humanitarian disaster looms. Thierry wants to talk, but chokes on memories of blows and stabs punctuated by the sound of his father pleading for his life before masked men hacked him to death. He shrinks into himself, cold and small on a damp wooden bench just inside Tanzania... “We can never go back.” ... ....
In a bad news for astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life in deep space, NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft Kepler has gone into an emergency mode 75 million miles from the Earth. ....
SpaceX has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), delevering the world's first inflatable tent for astronauts. The US aerospace company's unmanned Dragon cargo ship, carrying lettuce seeds, lab mice and an inflatable pop-up room, arrived on Sunday at the space station where six spacecraft are now docked ... "It looks like we've caught a Dragon," said Peake ... Source. AFP. ....
An Indonesian pop star died Sunday after a king cobra, which was part of her act, bit her onstage, The Inquisitr reports. IrmaBule was famous for using venomous snakes and other reptiles, but one of her snakes fatally bit her, mid-performance ... The king cobra’s bite wasn’t supposed to sting, as the pop star was sure the snake was defanged ... She was usually partial to a boa or a python ... She was usually partial to a boa or a python....
At Iraq’s Mosul Dam, only one of the two bottom outlet gates is functioning, angrily spitting out water in a foamy white churn as birds fly above the spray, CNN reportsThe dam is considered by some experts to be among the most dangerous of its kind in the world. Completed in the mid-1980s, it was considered a necessity at the time ... – U.S. government. The lives of at least 1.5 million people could be at risk, according to U.S....
DonaghKelly dominated the WestCork Rally, with the reigning Irish Tarmac champion from Donegal scoring a record third win in a row ...Share Go To. Not that it will concern him ... Challenged initially by Garry Jennings, who had David Moynihan co-driving as a late replacement for RoryKennedy, Kelly was given breathing space when the GalwayInternational winner spun and stalled his Subaru on Saturday, dropping more than 40 seconds....
DonaghKelly dominated the WestCork Rally, with the reigning Irish Tarmac champion from Donegal scoring a record third win in a row ...Share Go To. Not that it will concern him ... Challenged initially by Garry Jennings, who had David Moynihan co-driving as a late replacement for RoryKennedy, Kelly was given breathing space when the GalwayInternational winner spun and stalled his Subaru on Saturday, dropping more than 40 seconds....
Welcome to 2016, Barbie. The Mattel toy company has unveiled a new lineup of Barbies, which includes three different body types ... The process of relaunching the doll was still a secret one, featuring high-profile collaborators like American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland, and documentarian RoryKennedy, who produced a video about the making of the new dolls. “Will they change the world?” Kennedy asked herself....
While many think it’s overdue for Mattel to manufacture Barbies of varying body types, at least one actress isn’t happy about the doll’s recently announced transformation ... On Thursday, toy company Mattel unveiled a new lineup of Barbies, which includes three different body types. petite, tall and curvy ... “Will they change the world?”documentarian RoryKennedy, one of the collaborators, asked herself....
Fergus McAnallen never managed to pluck up the courage to have a serious conversation with his rally driver hero Bertie Fisher who died in a helicopter crash nearly 15 years ago. All he remembers is mumbling the odd awkward word as a shy teenager to the racing legend and giving him the occasional thumbs up ...Share Go To ... He adds ... Two of Fergus's most revealing interviews were with Bertie's co-drivers RoryKennedy and Austin Frazer....
According to The Hollywood Reporter, RoryKennedy an Oscar winner and colleague of Gibneys alleges that a man recently approached her about the possibility of an interview regarding Gibney and his Emmy wins for GoingClear...The man reportedly identified himself as Joe Taglieri, and while he did not explicitly state to either Kennedy or Bailey ......
The magazine writes that in recent weeks at least three prominent members of the Academy's documentary branch -- RoryKennedy, John Battsek and Jon Else -- have been approached by members of the group. Simultaneously, the Church of Scientology is allegedly producing a documentary about Gibney, and commissioning a profile of him for its official magazine, Freedom, in an effort to discredit the director. ... ....