https://www.baruchfilms.com/work-avenue daily 1.0 2023-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521179204242-15I8XER5J96FA6M094SZ/image-asset.jpeg Work - ARTIST (2011) - A Short Film Full of Mimes Kennedy's first film made at UT Austin (as writer-director) for the introductory film production course, Artist won the UT RTF Intro to Image & Sound screening for Fall 2011. Written & Directed by Kennedy J. Baruch Produced by Alex E. Salazar Original Music by Bryce Biffle Starring Marshall Copous as Artist Tyler Eaton as Money-Grubber and Olivia Gottlieb as Audience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521175486463-WCZK9JUPHNEY2DZAJBFI/Princess-Image-2.jpg Work A highly personal project of passion, and begun as an independent studies project at UT Austin (mentored by SXSW Louis Black Lone Star Filmmaker Award-winner Geoff Marslett) the film raised $10,000 in online crowdfunding, received the UT RTF Undergraduate Award for Creative Work (Fall 2013), and was internationally publicized online. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521177315575-LQDJJIEAUU34ZPZ58EPB/image-asset.jpeg Work - ESCAPE (2012) - Award Winning Short Zelda Film [EXPLICIT] ESCAPE is Kennedy's semi-autobiographical short film (as writer-director and credits animator), which garnered multiple student festival awards and over 100,000 views on YouTube, launching Kennedy's career as an independent filmmaker, and paving the way for its feature-length adaptation, Princess in Another Castle. WINNER - STUDENT SHOWCASE: ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF DALLAS 2012 WINNER - BEST SOUND: BLACK WARRIOR FILM FESTIVAL 2014 WINNER - RUNNER UP: TEXAS UNION FILM FESTIVAL 2013 "Gets to the heart of gaming" - IGN "With an emotive performance from the lead actress, Bella Porter, this is a high-quality short film that's worth watching." - Nintendo Life "Only watch this short film... if you’re prepared for an emotional gutpunch." - The Mary Sue "The Greatest Zelda Fan Film Ever" - Zelda Informer/Zelda Dungeon "It's an extraordinarily powerful piece of work, and one, we suspect, that many will feel deeply." - CNET Danni makes bad grades, has no friends, and lives in a broken home. Her only choice is to escape into her video game. Written & Directed by Kennedy J. Baruch Starring Bella Porter as Danni Edited by Alex Moore Director of Photography Rubel Brisolla Original Score by Bryce Biffle Gaffer Aaron Berecka Additional Photography Marshall Copous First A.C. David Lopez Creature Design & Makeup by Miguel Coronado III Costumes from Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521177928092-TBYRFYNVWP7A4J49ZE1P/image-asset.jpeg Work - Ned's Rocket (2013) Televised on KERA's Frame of Mind and ESPN's Longhorn Network, Ned's Rocket is Kennedy's first animated short, and was selected as one of the top ten student films of the year at UT's Longhorn Denius Film Showcase 2014. WINNER - JUDGE'S CHOICE: Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2013 WINNER - JURY AWARD: Texas Union Film Festival 2014 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Longhorn Denius Film Showcase 2014 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Dallas VideoFest 2014 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Black Warrior Film Festival 2014 Space Man Ned zooms through the cosmos, but can never prepare for what lies at its edge... Written, Directed, Animated & Edited by Kennedy J. Baruch Special Thanks to Geoff Marslett, Kyle Seaquist, Alex Moore, Kat Candler, and the UT RTF Department https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521178357354-NFCRRHZLNMHQRP1R1OHS/image-asset.jpeg Work - Meet the Lobsters (2016) [NSFW]   Larry is a real swell fella. He's off to visit the folks with his very first girlfriend... but he's about to find out that meetin' the parents ain't always so easy. Kennedy's eccentric, absurdist-fantasy comedy Meet the Lobsters debuted to an appropriately eccentric, absurdly-fantastic response at UT Austin's RTF Undergraduate Thesis Screening 2014. OFFICIAL SELECTION: Gen Con Film Festival 2015 Writer & Director - Kennedy J. Baruch Co-Writer, Editor & Sound Design - Alex Moore Producer - James Burke Director of Photography - Jake Palmer Assistant Director - Erick Muñoz 80s Porn Music - Bryce Biffle Starring: Bradley Silman as Larry Gabriela Rose as Kay and Dana Freitag as Deluth Also featuring: Paul Montoya , Lucky Cantu, Carter Trey Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521178825261-VOF8RZ4FSHY0EZ1FZRQG/image-asset.jpeg Work - The Legend of Stoner: Skyward Bong (2012) - Short Film Shot on real 16mm film and edited-by-hand on a traditional Steenbeck, The Legend of Stoner: Skyward Bong is a fan-favorite comedy, produced at UT for an undergraduate RTF course, published online on Zelda Informer. It's the launch day for Skyward Sword and our Stoner is ready to slay some monsters... until everything goes horribly wrong. Special Thanks to GameFellas http://www.gamefellasentertainment.com/ Written, Directed, and Edited by Kennedy J. Baruch Gaffer - Aaron Berecka P.A.s - Marshall Copous, Alex Salazar Starring Anthony Reyes as Stoner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521178712274-WR7VES5GRFYEO828YAOL/image-asset.jpeg Work - The Gentleman's Club - Short Short Toons Animated by Kennedy J. Baruch Original Music by Bryce Biffle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521192378077-87U0DXZKTL7ICTC0JZL5/G2.png Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521179564194-XQEOWB3WIH10T2XQT7FN/image-asset.jpeg Work - Randy Johnston : "No Better Friend; No Worse Enemy" Produced for the DBA Trial Lawyer of the Year 2016 event, Randy Johnston: "No Better Friend; No Worse Enemy" chronicles iconic Dallas lawyer Randy Johnston's career through interviews with his allies, rivals, friends, and family, and utilizing an entertaining variety of footage and images from his past. https://www.baruchfilms.com/about daily 0.75 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1521184223956-ZWZHIQ5U7DIFJE5BL2XR/Kennedy+Head+Shot-2.jpg bio Headshot 1 https://www.baruchfilms.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-08-01 https://www.baruchfilms.com/main daily 0.75 2022-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aa74feb50a54fa47a59714e/1662158773115-DAH4VBIIBCS2OQS5PRBU/sizzle-reel-banner.jpg main