Keely Shaye Brosnan
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Keely Shaye Brosnan is an award-winning broadcast journalist turned award-winning documentary filmmaker. She has nurtured a diverse career covering a wide range of topics, from environmental journalism and animal advocacy to celebrity journalism and apprehending fugitives.
In 2016, Keely made her directorial debut with Poisoning Paradise, which opened at the Hawaii International Film Festival in Honolulu. To date, Poisoning Paradise has screened at 20 prestigious film festivals and won 11 awards (many for Best Documentary). In spring of 2018, Poisoning Paradise will screen in Geneva at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, the Irvine International Film Festival, the London International Filmmaker Festival, and the Manchester Film Festival, American Documentary Film Festival & Film Fund, Sonoma International Film Festival, among others. In January 2018 Poisoning Paradise screened at the Malibu International Film Festival and won both the Grand Prize and the Audience Choice Award.
Formerly an entertainment correspondent for NBC's weekend edition of the "Today Show," and CBS's "Entertainment Tonight," Keely has interviewed a myriad of A-list celebrities. Previously, Keely was a correspondent on NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries" and served as a correspondent for ABC's "Good Morning America" and ABC's "Home Show" which earned her two Genesis Awards, a Special Achievement Award at the Environmental Film Festival, and a nomination from the Environmental Media Association.
Keely hosted "Great Bears," a series for the Outdoor Life Network as well as E!'s "Coming Attractions" and HBO's "World Entertainment Report." As a producer, she created and hosted "Home Green Home" for PBS, an eco-friendly home and garden "how-to" series. Keely was a contributor to Los Angeles Confidential Magazine and is currently completing her first book, Gourmet Gardener.
A world traveler, Keely's interests have led her to report on everything from toxic waste and biodiversity to children's issues and organic gardening. She regularly volunteers her time and talent to numerous environmental causes such as marine mammal and wetland protection, anti-nuclear, clean air and clean water campaigns, endangered species and environmental educational in the classroom for grades K-12.
The Jane Goodall Institute, Environmental Hall of Fame, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Environmental Media Association, Earth Communications Office, Heal the Bay, Women in Film, In Defense of Animals, Senator Barbara Boxer, Peace Over Violence, Organic Style Magazine and The Malibu Times have all honored Keely for her ongoing commitment to the environment.
Native to California, Keely resides in Malibu and Hawaii with her husband, Pierce Brosnan, their 21 year-old son Dylan, and 17 year-old son Paris.
In 2016, Keely made her directorial debut with Poisoning Paradise, which opened at the Hawaii International Film Festival in Honolulu. To date, Poisoning Paradise has screened at 20 prestigious film festivals and won 11 awards (many for Best Documentary). In spring of 2018, Poisoning Paradise will screen in Geneva at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, the Irvine International Film Festival, the London International Filmmaker Festival, and the Manchester Film Festival, American Documentary Film Festival & Film Fund, Sonoma International Film Festival, among others. In January 2018 Poisoning Paradise screened at the Malibu International Film Festival and won both the Grand Prize and the Audience Choice Award.
Formerly an entertainment correspondent for NBC's weekend edition of the "Today Show," and CBS's "Entertainment Tonight," Keely has interviewed a myriad of A-list celebrities. Previously, Keely was a correspondent on NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries" and served as a correspondent for ABC's "Good Morning America" and ABC's "Home Show" which earned her two Genesis Awards, a Special Achievement Award at the Environmental Film Festival, and a nomination from the Environmental Media Association.
Keely hosted "Great Bears," a series for the Outdoor Life Network as well as E!'s "Coming Attractions" and HBO's "World Entertainment Report." As a producer, she created and hosted "Home Green Home" for PBS, an eco-friendly home and garden "how-to" series. Keely was a contributor to Los Angeles Confidential Magazine and is currently completing her first book, Gourmet Gardener.
A world traveler, Keely's interests have led her to report on everything from toxic waste and biodiversity to children's issues and organic gardening. She regularly volunteers her time and talent to numerous environmental causes such as marine mammal and wetland protection, anti-nuclear, clean air and clean water campaigns, endangered species and environmental educational in the classroom for grades K-12.
The Jane Goodall Institute, Environmental Hall of Fame, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Environmental Media Association, Earth Communications Office, Heal the Bay, Women in Film, In Defense of Animals, Senator Barbara Boxer, Peace Over Violence, Organic Style Magazine and The Malibu Times have all honored Keely for her ongoing commitment to the environment.
Native to California, Keely resides in Malibu and Hawaii with her husband, Pierce Brosnan, their 21 year-old son Dylan, and 17 year-old son Paris.
