Known for Camera
Francis Kenny is an American cinematographer born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was raised by his grandfather Colonel Herman Adkins, and attended fifteen different grammar schools each in a different state and some abroad. He met his first mentor, David Hoffman, at Hofstra University. After graduation, Hoffman hired Kenny to work as a documentary cameraman and editor for his production company. Ed Lachman, ASC, gave Kenny his first opportunity to work on a feature film, Desperately Seeking Susan, where Kenny served as the camera operator. Kenny is an active working cinematographer who specializes in the use of the Red Digital Camera. He spends his off time teaching cinematography at UCLA, AFI, the ASC, and the Maine Photographic Workshop.
Birthplace
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Filmography
45 films, 2 shows


Flint
2017 · 1h 36m
country: United States
A woman deals with the toxic water scandal in Flint, Michigan, and the effect it has on her family.


Gun Hill
2014 · 1h 16m
country: United States
A con man, Bird Stevens, assumes the identity of his cop twin brother, Trane, after his death; and goes on a search for his own redemption.


Steel Magnolias
2012 · 1h 30m
country: United States
In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.


One Hot Summer
2009 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A beautiful Cuban-American lawyer is caught in the greatest dilemma of her life stay with Ariel, her Cuban-American husband who is eager to start a family at any cost or reignite a past love with Luther, the romance of her life who unexpectedly returns to try and capture her heart once again. Set against the backdrop of one hot summer in the sultry city of Miami, this romantic comedy examines the lives and loves of Margarita Santos, a contemporary woman and her two best friends (Anabel and Viviana) as they straddle two cultures to navigate through the dilemmas they face to find love and happiness once again.


Cover
2007 · 1h 38m
country: Unknown
When someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect is Valerie Maas, a church-going home-maker whose life unravels when she discovers that her husband of many years has been leading a double life. Her strength of character and faith keep her going as the revelation of her husband's betrayal threatens to destroy all that they have known.


Getting Played
2005 · 1h 21m
country: United States
Three smart and sexy friends, Andrea, Lauren and Emily, are fed up with being played by the men in their lives. To prove that all men are predictable and easily seduced, this hot trio decides to play by a new set of rules. They enter into a wild game of seduction to convince one lucky man that he's living the dream... but what the girls don't realize is their mark is on to their game and he's got a few plays of his own. Can the girls win? Or, will this player's double play end their game?


Three Wise Guys
2005 · 1h 30m
country: United States
On Christmas Eve, three hired killers give chase after unwittingly aiding the pregnant girlfriend of one of their targets.


Edison
2005 · 1h 39m
country: United States
In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to gather evidence against corrupt members of an elite police unit.


From Justin to Kelly
2003 · 1h 21m
country: United States
A waitress from Texas and a college student from Pennsylvania meet during spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and come together through their shared love of singing.


Keep the Faith, Baby
2002 · 1h 47m
country: Unknown
Harry J. Lennix stars as trailblazing and controversial African-American congressman and Civil Rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who started out as a preacher in Harlem and then went on to deal with such issues as the integration of schools in the 1940s and '50s. Vanessa Williams portrays his second wife, jazz singer Hazel Scott.


How High
2001 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Jamal and Silas, two ordinary guys who smoke something magical, pass their college entrance exams with flying colors and end up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until their supply of supernatural smoke runs dry. That's when they have to start living by their wits and rely on their natural resources to make the grade.


Finder's Fee
2001 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Friends Tepper, Quigley, Fishman, and Bolan get together for a weekly poker night with two simple rules: Everyone contributes a lottery ticket to the pot, and no one checks the numbers until the game ends. But this particular, stormy night is different: Tepper plans to propose to his girlfriend, and just before the weekly game, he finds a wallet outside his apartment with a winning lottery ticket worth $6 million. Tepper calls the wallet's owner, Avery, to come collect what's his, but keeps the winning ticket for himself...only for Avery to show up and ask to play a hand.


Kingdom Come
2001 · 1h 34m
country: United States
When her husband keels over from a stroke, Raynelle Slocumb calls the entire clan together to remember their dearly departed. Family tensions reach a comedic boil as the wildly dysfunctional Slocumbs squabble and fight their way to the funeral.


Scary Movie
2000 · 1h 28m
country: United States
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!


She's All That
1999 · 1h 35m
country: United States
High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desperate to revive his fading reputation, Siler agrees to a seemingly impossible challenge. He has six weeks to gain the trust of nerdy outcast Laney Boggs -- and help her to become the school's next prom queen.


A Night at the Roxbury
1998 · 1h 22m
country: United States
Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.


Denial
1998 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Couples split up after a comment at an LA dinner party sets up arguments about how truthful partners are in their relationships.


Bean
1997 · 1h 29m
country: United Kingdom
Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a liking to Bean, they send him to Los Angeles to act as their ambassador for the unveiling of a historic painting to humiliate him. Fooled, Mr. Bean must now successfully unveil the painting or risk his and a hapless Los Angeles curator's termination.


Pretty Poison
1996 · 1h 25m
country: United States
A clueless cheerleader falls for a mysterious young man who tells her he's a secret agent. But the truth is much simpler and darker.


Dark Angel
1996 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Homicide detective Walter D'Arcangelo is the only link to a serial killer who preys on adulterous women. Walter must confront his past in order to prove himself innocent before more women are killed.


Harriet the Spy
1996 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Harriet may only be in the sixth grade, but she's already found her calling: to be a spy. In a private journal she takes everywhere, Harriet records suspicious activity and keeps a running list of observations on virtually everyone she knows. It seems harmless enough until, one day, someone finds the journal and exposes Harriet's critical thoughts about her classmates. Suddenly, even her best friends are against her, and Harriet resolves to take revenge.


The Colony
1996 · 1h 35m
country: United States
An arrogant Malibu tycoon frantically tries to locate the files of a murdered psychotherapist before his enemies get their hands on them and destroy him in this failed pilot from the creators of "Dynasty."


A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as he is to the pursuit of beautiful women. After he sets his sights on the ultra-classy Brandi Web, he launches an all-out assault to win her heart. Ultimately, charm, lust and passion prevail, but Darnell learns the hard way that when you play, you pay. Brandi is much harder to get rid of than she was to get--especially when she realizes that she has a rival vying for Darnell's affection. When he finally decides to call it quits, Brandi becomes an obsessed femme fatale stalking the new love of her life.


Jason's Lyric
1994 · 1h 59m
country: United States
The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.


Wayne's World 2
1993 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, Cassandra, while Garth handles the advances of mega-babe Honey Hornée.


Coneheads
1993 · 1h 27m
country: United States
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.


Ed and His Dead Mother
1993 · 1h 33m
country: Unknown
A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexpected direction.


Dying to Love You
1993 · 2h
country: United States
Roger Paulson is lonely after his divorce. He thinks he has finally found the woman of his dreams...until he uncovers her web of lies.


The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992 · 1h 28m
country: United States
The Scarlet Speedster teams up with the city's previous superhero, The Nightshade, in two adventures.


Class Act
1992 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is ajuvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up. And Blade definitely likes being thought of as important instead of as trouble.


Cold Heaven
1992 · 1h 45m
country: Mexico
While on holiday in Mexico, unhappily married Marie Davenport summons the courage to tell her unknowing husband, Alex, that she is leaving him for her lover. But before she delivers the news, Alex is involved in a boating accident – and Marie is unsure whether he's dead or not. Faced with supernatural events, Marie turns back to Catholicism and seeks the help of Father Niles and Sister Martha.


House Party 2
1991 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Kid'N'Play leave their neighborhood and enter the world of adulthood and higher education. Play attempts to get rich quick in the music business while Kid faces the challenges of college.


The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
1991 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Every super hero has his nemesis - and this time Flash has that murderous mischief maker the Trickster


New Jack City
1991 · 1h 41m
country: United States
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.


Sweet Bird of Youth
1989 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Tennessee William’s masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on the screen, flees from her movie premiere and goes into seclusion, becoming entangled with a much younger hotel masseur and resident gigolo.


Heathers
1989 · 1h 43m
country: United States
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.


Salvation!
1987 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A troubled young woman hooks up with a money-crazed televangelist and becomes a rich, heavy-metal Christian rock star.


Campus Man
1987 · 1h 34m
country: Unknown
Todd Barret is an aspiring businessman. He's got what it takes, but what he doesn't have is enough money to stay in college. So he cooks up a plan to make the first ever all male sports calendar. He eventually convinces Cactus Jack, a very shadowy and tough loan shark, to give him enough money to make the deal. Todd makes enough to pay for his education, but what about the money he owes Cactus Jack?


Wings Over Water
1986 · 59m
country: United States
Wings Over Water tells the fascinating story of naval aviation's critical role in making the U.S. a world power. Film highlights include archival footage of some of the most terrifying and intense airspace battles fought and the intriguing interviews of the veterans who took part in them. This is the story of naval aviation from its conception to the important role it played in battles fought, won, and lost, all the while examining American foreign policy, foreign relations, and long-simmering international conflict. An evocative, powerful, and informative documentary, Wings Over Water is the story behind the story: how and why America developed maritime aviation technology, what it meant to our past, and what it means to our future.


Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper
1983 · 56m
country: United States
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Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky
Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky
1982 · 29m
country: Unknown
Born in Armenia, Arshile Gorky fled the Turkish persecution and arrived in America in 1920. One of America`s most poetic and powerful painters, Gorky`s influence on his contemporaries gave birth to the New York School of abstract expressionist painting. In rare glimpses into his studio and through interviews with family and friends, this film recreates Gorky`s world, examines the progression of his painting to the later, deeply felt work, that suggests the beauty and anguish of his lost Armenian homeland.