Biography

Shannon Kennedy is best known in the documentary field as an accomplished editor whose feature credits include award winning films featured on HBO, POV, CBC, BBC, Arte and others. These include films that have been shortlisted, nominated and/or won Emmys, Independent Spirit Awards, Academy Awards, DuPont Awards, and premiered and won awards at prestigious festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca, Hot Docs, SXSW, the Viennale, Locarno and many more. She's also been a fellow and an advisor at the Sundance Institute.

Shannon has had a parallel career as a visual artist. She's received numerous grants and fellowships for her experimental photography and film work, including from the Jerome Foundation, the McKnight Foundation and Creative Capital. Her work has been shown at museums and galleries around the world, including solo shows at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the St. Louis Art Museum, to name a few. She lives and works outside of Boston.
- IMDb mini biography by: Shannon Kennedy