WORK SAMPLES

ABC-TV CHILDREN FIRST
Broadcast Specials & PSAs

TILT 23 1/2
International Television Series

FOUR SEASONS LODGE
First Run Features

CROSSING ARIZONA
Sundance Channel

WE ARE FAMILY
Tommy Boy Films/Trio Channel

FOLLOW MY VOICE
Sundance Channel

AT&T SPECIAL EVENT FILM
20th Anniversary Earth Day

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Keynote Video

MARIACHI HIGH
Latino Public Broadcasting

Kelly Sheehan has produced nonfiction programming in television and film for two decades. At Rainlake, she guides the development, production, distribution and marketing efforts for independent feature documentaries that are televised and screened around the world. Recent films include FOUR SEASONS LODGE, theatrically released by First Run Features starting in November 2009, CROSSING ARIZONA, which premiered in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast on Sundance Channel, and FOLLOW MY VOICE produced in association with Sundance Channel and featuring John Cameron Mitchell, Yoko Ono, Rufus Wainright along with many others.

Previously, Sheehan served as head of production for the Emmy Award-winning media company Globalvision where she supervised documentaries for television including COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY (2002 ITVS presentation for PBS), NKOSI: A VOICE FOR AFRICA'S AIDS ORPHANS narrated by Danny Glover (public television broadcasts in 2001) and WE ARE FAMILY featuring Spike Lee and Diana Ross and many others (2002 Sundance Film Festival premiere, New York theatrical release, Trio Channel broadcast). She has also served as supervising producer on ABC CHILDREN FIRST, a series of broadcast specials for ABC-TV hosted by Diane Sawyer, Elizabeth Vargas and other network personalities. She was senior producer for the CNBC primetime series USHUAIA: THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE, and creator and series producer for 86 episodes of the human interest magazine series TILT 23 1⁄2, which was telecast in over 70 countries worldwide. Working with director Nathaniel Kahn, she also developed the Academy Award-nominated feature documentary MY ARCHITECT, released by New Yorker Films and HBO.

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VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, RAINLAKE PRODUCTIONS, 2004-PRESENT
Executive in charge of feature documentaries for this award-winning production company. Responsible for guiding a slate of independent feature documentaries through development, funding, production, marketing and sales for broadcast, theatrical and DVD release.

Executive Producer, FOUR SEASONS LODGE, feature documentary, 2008. Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at Silverdocs 08, New York premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival, Best Documentary at Miami Jewish Film Festival 09, theatrical release starting in New York at the IFC Center, November 11, 2009.  Distributed by First Run Features.

Executive Producer, ODD ONES OUT, one-hour documentary, 2008. Telly Award.
Distributed by Granada TV and The Cinema Guild.

Executive Producer, CROSSING ARIZONA, feature documentary, 2006. Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 06, One Future Prize winner at Munich Film Festival, Best Documentary at Cine Las Americas and Arizona International Film Festival, CINE Golden Eagle and CINE Master Series Award. Sundance Channel broadcast. Top seller in educational markets on DVD. Distributed by APT Worldwide and The Cinema Guild.

Executive Producer, FOLLOW MY VOICE WITH THE MUSIC OF HEDWIG, feature documentary, 2006. Tribeca Film Festival premiere, Sundance Channel broadcast premiere, distributed by APT Worldwide and Wolfe Video.

Executive Producer, MARIACHI HIGH, documentary in pre-production for PBS/Latino Public Broadcasting.

Executive Producer, CHESHIRE OHIO: A QUESTION OF POWER, documentary, in post-production.

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & SUPERVISING PRODUCER, GLOBALVISION, INC., 1998-2002
Served as head of production and supervising producer for this Emmy Award-winning media company specializing in television journalism. Supervised the content and production of twelve half-hour broadcast specials for ABC, a multi-year public service campaign, produced independently-funded documentaries and work-for-hire broadcast programming, and special event videos. Supervised all aspects of multiple productions in every phase from budgeting and story development through production, editing, sound mix and final delivery. Responsibilities  included serving as primary contact with clients including network executives, generating and overseeing all budgets, negotiating contracts, hiring and supervising a staff of 5 – 10 people, content oversight and managing all in-house resources including three in-house edit suites.

Supervising Producer, ABC CHILDREN FIRST, 1998-2002. 12 half-hour broadcast specials hosted by national network personalities including Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung and Elizabeth Vargas, and over two dozen public service announcements, produced for ABC-TV. Telly Awards.


Producer, WE ARE FAMILY: THE MAKING AND MEANING OF A SONG, feature documentary, 2002. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, New York theatrical release, broadcast on Trio cable channel.

Supervising Producer, THE HOLE IN THE WALL, documentary, 2002. Broadcast on PBS Frontline World; screened at the United Nations in December 2002. Sarasota and Athens Film Festival Best Doc and Best of Fest awards. Worldfest Houston Platinum Award.

Supervising Producer, COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY, one hour documentary, 2001. ITVS presentation for PBS.

Supervising Producer, NKOSI: A VOICE OF AFRICA’S AIDS ORPHANS, half-hour documentary, 2001. Broadcast on most PBS stations for World AIDS Day.

PRODUCER, MY ARCHITECT, 1996-1998
Served as producer of this Academy Award-nominated feature documentary from inception through the start of principal photography. Released by New Yorker Films and HBO in 2004.

SENIOR PRODUCER, USHUAIA, NBC/UNAPIX ENTERTAINMENT, 1997-1998
Served as Senior Producer on 22 hours of the reality-adventure series Ushuaia: The Ultimate Adventure, executive produced by Unapix Entertainment for NBC and based on the popular French primetime series. Responsibilities included casting the host and voice-over talent, negotiating contracts, supervising the design and production of the show open and graphics, reporting to NBC Entertainment and CNBC executives and producing studio shoots. The premiere season on CNBC captured record primetime ratings for the cable network.

CREATOR & SERIES PRODUCER, TILT 23 1/2, FUJI TV, 1993-1996
Created the concept and format and produced the pilot plus 86 half-hours for the human interest magazine series Tilt 231⁄2, offering family audiences an entertaining look at off-beat and unusual stories from around the world. Canada TV Guide described the series as "observing the absurd."
Working closely with executives at Fujisankei Communications International (Fuji TV), hired and supervised all personnel, generated and managed the series budget, served as principle editorial voice for the series, working closely with creative staff from story development and scripting, editing and final delivery to broadcasters in over 70 countries worldwide.

PRODUCER, NON-BROADCAST FILMS AND VIDEOS, 1988-2000
Producer of award-winning corporate and special event films and videos for clients including Lucent Technologies, AT&T, Swatch Watch USA, Yves Saint Laurent, Remy Martin Cognac, Rolling Stone Magazine, World Economic Forum, Ford Foundation, Merrill Lynch, Continental Airlines, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, MasterCard, Reebok and many others. Awards include Telly Awards, Gold and Best of Show at the International Television Association, US International Film & Video Festival Award, Houston International Film & Video Festival Award and Galaxy Marketing Awards.

PRODUCER & EDITOR, A FUN LITTLE MOVIE, 1989
Produced and edited a short 16mm comedy film featuring comedian and television writer Maxine Lapiduss. Sponsored by Caroline's Comedy Club and telecast on Showtime, TMC, A&E, and Tokyo Broadcasting.

PRODUCTION MANAGER, 35MM FILM PRODUCTION, 1988-89
Served as production manager on commercials shot on 35mm film for Nickelodeon, MTV, Swatch Watch, and others.

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Member, International Documentary Association
Bachelor of Science in Radio/TV/Film Production, Northwestern University