Kenneth Kokin
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Kenneth Kokin (Ken Kokin) is an American film producer, director, and executive.
Education
[edit]Kokin attended the University of Southern California's cinema department.
Production
[edit]Kokin produced The Usual Suspects, Mortdecai, The Way of the Gun, Forbidden Kiss in Chengdu, China and Captain Abu Raed, the Sundance Audience Award-winner in the festival’s World Dramatic Competition. This was the first independent film produced in Jordan. His film Public Access, directed by Bryan Singer, won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.
As an executive, Kokin worked for several years heading production and development for Perfect World Pictures as well as consulting for NBCUniversal.
Directed
[edit]Kokin produced and directed the documentary For Tomorrow in Argentina, which was an official selection for the Tribeca Film Festival and the Newport Beach Film Festival, where he won the Humanitarian Vision Award. The documentary premiered in 10 film festivals and created awareness for Toms Shoes.[1]
He directed Blood Moon, starring James Callis, Maya Kazan, and Frank Medrano, written by Nicholas Kazan.[2]
He directed documentaries in South America, Haiti, and Africa about poverty and HIV facing children in those regions.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenneth Kokin's Movies | Award-Winning Director & Producer". Ken Kokin. Retrieved 2024-08-19.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ Grover, Erin. "'Blood Moon' Echoes Greek Tragedy in a Wicked Comic Spirit - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.