Kerry David(I)
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Filmmaker, Kerry David has been working in the film industry for over 25 years. She began her career at Paramount Pictures in Business Affairs learning the contract side of filmmaking, followed by three years working exclusively for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Films with TC & NK include; Mission Impossible 2, Without Limits, Portrait of a Lady, Peacemaker, Practical Magic, The Blue Room, and Eyes Wide Shut, with legendary director Stanley Kubrick.
Armed with this experience, Kerry started her own production company. She co-produced the award-winning DVD Deposing the Usual Suspects, followed by Agent Cody Banks and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. She subsequently produced Perfect Romance for Lifetime, followed by the critically acclaimed, feature documentary; My Date with Drew. MDWD won multiple awards around the world, including the Audience Award for Best Feature at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival, Best Feature at the NY Gen Art Film Festival, and the Audience Award at The Locarno International Film Festival before having its worldwide, theatrical release.
Next she produced Expert Insight: Short Game Golf with Jim Furyk & Fred Funk, which won a Telly Award for Outstanding Instructional Content and Cinematic Excellence.
Kerry next adapted the New York Times bestseller Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury with business partner and director, Jon Gunn. Friend, Steve Rivele (Ali, Nixon) wrote the script. LDD was released by 20th Century Fox. It stars Mira Sorvino, Barry Pepper and Cole Hauser. The film premiered at the prestigious Deauville Film Festival in France to a 10 minute, standing ovation and won the Premiere Audience Award for Best Feature. It went on to accrue 35 other film festival accolades.
Kerry produced 'Round Miles - reuniting many living jazz legends who played with Miles for an 'eavesdropping experience' at Catalina's Jazz Club in LA. Next came, Seeking Happily Ever After, one of only 25 films accepted into the Sundance Film Lab that year. It was also used as a case study by Stanford University's law department for fair use practices and released through Lionsgate.
From 2010-2013 Kerry took a leave of absence from Hollywood to build an orphanage in West Africa. She hand picked a talented team in Ghana to build a "Musical Village for Orphans", and it opened in 2013. Of her time in Ghana, Kerry said; "Working with the kind people in Ghana and building a home for the children will remain a highlight of my life."
In 2014, she raised over $500,000 crowdfunding for various non-profits, productions and artists.
After learning about the silent war on endangered species in 2017, she was compelled to get involved and launched a Non-Profit; OverandAboveAfrica.com
Also in 2017 Kerry was approached by Bill Coors to write, produce and direct what is now an award-winning feature documentary, "Bill Coors: The Will to Live" She was later asked to create a shorter version for two Denver University programs, addressing mental health issues on campus.
In 2019 she wrote, directed and produced her passion project; "Breaking Their Silence: Women on the Frontline of the Poaching War". BTS received a standing ovation at its Newport Beach FF premiere and went on to win seventeen film festivals, including Jury Award & Audience Award for Best Documentary at both San Diego International Film Festival and Durango. Distributed by Wondrium.
In 2020 - She started filming "Open Secret." Corruption and Collusion in a Cover Up Culture. Toxic leadership allowed for systemic racism and child sexual assaults to thrive for decades. Can a small, but courageous group of residents speak truth to power and dismantle the grip this power dynamic has on their community?
2022, Kerry's Exec Prosiced; "The Road Ahead, by Erin Engman with Hallmark.
In addition to her award-winning film work, Kerry gave a TEDx Talk about her experience filming Breaking Their Silence. She's been a guest speaker, panelist, and moderator at artist's groups and schools such as University of Southern California, University of California at Los Angeles, Pepperdine University, ROTC, and the New York Film Academy. She has also written articles for various magazines and online outlets, including MovieMaker Magazine and Script.
Next up is Christmas Old and New, and 'Saved'.
Armed with this experience, Kerry started her own production company. She co-produced the award-winning DVD Deposing the Usual Suspects, followed by Agent Cody Banks and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. She subsequently produced Perfect Romance for Lifetime, followed by the critically acclaimed, feature documentary; My Date with Drew. MDWD won multiple awards around the world, including the Audience Award for Best Feature at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival, Best Feature at the NY Gen Art Film Festival, and the Audience Award at The Locarno International Film Festival before having its worldwide, theatrical release.
Next she produced Expert Insight: Short Game Golf with Jim Furyk & Fred Funk, which won a Telly Award for Outstanding Instructional Content and Cinematic Excellence.
Kerry next adapted the New York Times bestseller Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury with business partner and director, Jon Gunn. Friend, Steve Rivele (Ali, Nixon) wrote the script. LDD was released by 20th Century Fox. It stars Mira Sorvino, Barry Pepper and Cole Hauser. The film premiered at the prestigious Deauville Film Festival in France to a 10 minute, standing ovation and won the Premiere Audience Award for Best Feature. It went on to accrue 35 other film festival accolades.
Kerry produced 'Round Miles - reuniting many living jazz legends who played with Miles for an 'eavesdropping experience' at Catalina's Jazz Club in LA. Next came, Seeking Happily Ever After, one of only 25 films accepted into the Sundance Film Lab that year. It was also used as a case study by Stanford University's law department for fair use practices and released through Lionsgate.
From 2010-2013 Kerry took a leave of absence from Hollywood to build an orphanage in West Africa. She hand picked a talented team in Ghana to build a "Musical Village for Orphans", and it opened in 2013. Of her time in Ghana, Kerry said; "Working with the kind people in Ghana and building a home for the children will remain a highlight of my life."
In 2014, she raised over $500,000 crowdfunding for various non-profits, productions and artists.
After learning about the silent war on endangered species in 2017, she was compelled to get involved and launched a Non-Profit; OverandAboveAfrica.com
Also in 2017 Kerry was approached by Bill Coors to write, produce and direct what is now an award-winning feature documentary, "Bill Coors: The Will to Live" She was later asked to create a shorter version for two Denver University programs, addressing mental health issues on campus.
In 2019 she wrote, directed and produced her passion project; "Breaking Their Silence: Women on the Frontline of the Poaching War". BTS received a standing ovation at its Newport Beach FF premiere and went on to win seventeen film festivals, including Jury Award & Audience Award for Best Documentary at both San Diego International Film Festival and Durango. Distributed by Wondrium.
In 2020 - She started filming "Open Secret." Corruption and Collusion in a Cover Up Culture. Toxic leadership allowed for systemic racism and child sexual assaults to thrive for decades. Can a small, but courageous group of residents speak truth to power and dismantle the grip this power dynamic has on their community?
2022, Kerry's Exec Prosiced; "The Road Ahead, by Erin Engman with Hallmark.
In addition to her award-winning film work, Kerry gave a TEDx Talk about her experience filming Breaking Their Silence. She's been a guest speaker, panelist, and moderator at artist's groups and schools such as University of Southern California, University of California at Los Angeles, Pepperdine University, ROTC, and the New York Film Academy. She has also written articles for various magazines and online outlets, including MovieMaker Magazine and Script.
Next up is Christmas Old and New, and 'Saved'.
