Alexandra Kerry
Encyclopedia
Alexandra Forbes Kerry is a film producer
and film director
.
Alexandra Kerry is the elder daughter of current Massachusetts
Senator and 2004 US
Democratic presidential
nominee John Kerry
. Her mother was Julia Thorne
, who was married to John Kerry from 1970 until their divorce in 1988. Alexandra has a younger sister, Vanessa Kerry
. Alex is currently a Commercial Brand Strategist.
and then attended Brown University
where she studied anthropology and modern culture and media. In 2004 she graduated with an MFA in directing from the AFI Conservatory
's two-year masters filmmaker program.
premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
and earned her top honors at the Austin Film Festival
. The film also earned her the "Director of the Year" award from AFI. The film was in collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
.
She is a co-producer of the 2008 documentary film
Be Like Others
She is also a co-founder of Fictional Pictures, a film production company based in New York and Los Angeles.
Kerry has also had several roles in television and in film. She has appeared in two David Mamet
films, State and Main
in 2000 and Spartan (film)
in 2004.
for their father's presidential bid in 2004. Both sisters introduced their father at the 2004 Democratic National Convention
.
Kerry wrote a book titled Notes from the Trail which was released in September 2008. The book is a memoir and art book about the political process of elections and includes photographs from the campaign trail taken by Kerry, as well as CJ Gunther, Hector Mata and Dina Rudick.
Kerry campaigned with her father for Barack Obama
's 2008 presidential campaign.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Alexandra Kerry is the elder daughter of current Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
Senator and 2004 US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Democratic presidential
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
nominee John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
. Her mother was Julia Thorne
Julia Thorne
Julia Stimson Thorne was a writer and the first wife of U.S. Senator John Kerry.-Early life:Thorne was born in New York City. She was the daughter of Alice Smith Barry and Landon Ketchum Thorne, Jr. Her brothers are Landon Ketchum Thorne III of Beaufort, South Carolina and her twin brother David...
, who was married to John Kerry from 1970 until their divorce in 1988. Alexandra has a younger sister, Vanessa Kerry
Vanessa Kerry
Vanessa Bradford Kerry is the younger daughter of John Kerry and his first wife, Julia Thorne. She gained national recognition while campaigning for her father during the 2004 presidential election....
. Alex is currently a Commercial Brand Strategist.
Education
Kerry graduated from the Milton AcademyMilton Academy
Milton Academy is a coeducational, independent preparatory, boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts consisting of a grade 9–12 Upper School and a grade K–8 Lower School. Boarding is offered starting in 9th grade...
and then attended Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
where she studied anthropology and modern culture and media. In 2004 she graduated with an MFA in directing from the AFI Conservatory
AFI Conservatory
The AFI Conservatory is a division of the American Film Institute founded in 1969, located in Hollywood's Griffith Park. The school is the only existing Master of Fine Arts conservatory in advanced film education...
's two-year masters filmmaker program.
Career in acting and filmmaking
Her short film The Last Full MeasureThe Last Full Measure (film)
The Last Full Measure is a 2004 short film written and directed by Alexandra Kerry, daughter of U.S. Democratic Senator John Kerry. Set in 1973, during the Vietnam War, it explores the emotions of a nine-year-old girl awaiting her father's return from the war...
premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
and earned her top honors at the Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival
The Austin Film Festival was started in 1994 in Austin, Texas and is claimed to be "the first organization of its kind to focus on the writer’s unique creative contribution to the film and television industries"...
. The film also earned her the "Director of the Year" award from AFI. The film was in collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits....
.
She is a co-producer of the 2008 documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Be Like Others
Be Like Others
Be Like Others is a 2008 documentary film written and directed by Tanaz Eshaghian about transsexuals in Iran. It explores issues of gender and sexuality while following the personal stories of some of the patients at a Tehran clinic...
She is also a co-founder of Fictional Pictures, a film production company based in New York and Los Angeles.
Kerry has also had several roles in television and in film. She has appeared in two David Mamet
David Mamet
David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.Best known as a playwright, Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize and received a Tony nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross . He also received a Tony nomination for Speed-the-Plow . As a screenwriter, he received Oscar...
films, State and Main
State and Main
State and Main is a 2000 comedy film, written and directed by David Mamet and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rebecca Pidgeon, about the on-location production in Waterford, Vermont of a film called The Old Mill...
in 2000 and Spartan (film)
Spartan (film)
Spartan is a 2004 American political thriller film written and directed by David Mamet. It features Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, Tia Texada, Ed O'Neill, William H. Macy, and Kristen Bell. It was released in The United States and Canada on 12 March 2004....
in 2004.
Political Activity
Alexandra Kerry campaigned with her sister Vanessa KerryVanessa Kerry
Vanessa Bradford Kerry is the younger daughter of John Kerry and his first wife, Julia Thorne. She gained national recognition while campaigning for her father during the 2004 presidential election....
for their father's presidential bid in 2004. Both sisters introduced their father at the 2004 Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
.
Kerry wrote a book titled Notes from the Trail which was released in September 2008. The book is a memoir and art book about the political process of elections and includes photographs from the campaign trail taken by Kerry, as well as CJ Gunther, Hector Mata and Dina Rudick.
Kerry campaigned with her father for Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's 2008 presidential campaign.