Our Team
Edward Kennedy - Founder and Chairman of the Board at Kennedy Pictures Ltd.
Ed, born in Dublin, Ireland in 1981, studied A-levels in English Literature, History, and Art and Design. He proceeded to a Master of Arts degree in Film and Television Studies in Dublin City University in 2006.
He has produced and in some cases directed 18 short films which have screened in film festivals and won awards around the world including Europe, Africa, Mexico, and the United States of America.
He has produced three feature films, Midnight Man (2012), The Midnight Man (2016), and NAKED (2019), which he also directed. He has set up a Hollywood film deal and he is executive producer on an upcoming horror film, to be announced in the summer of 2021.
He volunteered for 9 years as a Party Officer in Fine Gael, the Party of Government in Ireland between 2011 and 2020, and he was the first officer in Fine Gael to put down motions for marriage equality and abortion rights for women.
He self-published his first volume of poetry Grá/Love: Poems of Kennedy in 2018 and his second poetry book Season of the Spirit in 2020 on Kindle Publisher Direct. In 2020, he also founded the film production company Kennedy Pictures Ltd and began pre-production on the murder mystery film Archie the Parrot.
As the Chairman at Kennedy Pictures Ltd., Edward Kennedy’s mission is to tell stories with expression and sensitivity, and to find creative talent in others and bring it out of them. Everyone in our team is a creative individual, who cherishes art and expression. Edward has carefully selected each team member and has an eye for seeing people’s potential.
William R. Keane - Film Editor
William R. Keane is an award winning graduate of the National Film School of Ireland.
He founded William R. Keane Productions in 2015 which has produced commercial, documentary and film projects for online, national broadcast and general release.
He is an experienced editor, director and lighting/cameraman.
Credits include:
Midnight Man - Directed by Robert Kennedy.
NAKED - Directed by Edward Kennedy.
STAID - Written and directed by Paul O’Brien.
Karolina Banaszkiewicz - Script Editor
Karolina has an MA in Directing for Theatre from University College Dublin and a BA (Hons) in Film, Literature and Drama from Dublin Business School. She also studied acting at The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin.
Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a commitment to contributing to the cultural and artistic landscape in Ireland as a theatre director, producer and writer.
She founded Enigma Theatre (2013- ) which is dedicated to supporting and developing multicultural plays and presenting theatre artists of international background structure in avant-garde, alternative and unconventional works. She staged, wrote, directed and produced plays and events in The Smock Alley Theatre, The New Theatre and UCD Drama Society in Dublin.
She is script editor on the film Archie the Parrot.
Our Advisors
Melanie Mondini - Design
Melanie has designed the book cover of Season of the Spirit and the website for Kennedy Pictures Ltd.
She is involved in all things designs for the upcoming films and poetry news.