Scott Hamilton Kennedy

SCOTT’s debut documentary, OT: our town, was an official selection and won awards at some of the top film festivals in the world. In it’s theatrical release, OT garnered rave reviews, and was selected for several ‘best of’ lists (including Kenneth Turan of the L.A. Times). OT was also honored by being ‘short listed’ for an Oscar nomination, and was nominated for Best Documentary at the IFP Independent Spirit Awards.

Scott started his career in music videos, making several number-one internationally aired videos including Jimmy Cliff’s remake of “I Can See Clearly Now”. As a director, Scott has worked with: Showtime, CBS, AMC, Roger Corman and Mattel.

Scott is developing his narrative feature script Up River, an urban adventure movie set on the L.A. River, which went through the highly competitive IFP Directors Lab.

Scott is in post-production on a reality series entitled Fame High, about the L.A. County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) which follows freshman and seniors through a school year as they try to become successful actors, singers, dancers, and musicians.

Films directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy

• GARDEN, THE
• STERLING U.S. AWARD: THE GARDEN, WITH STERLING SHORT: WHAT WOULD THE DROP KNOW ABOUT THAT?