Creative - Russ Kendall

Russ Kendall is a Creative Producer and Head of Film & Television Production at Kaleidoscope Pictures. Kendall has traveled the world, filming in 35 countries on six continents. He has helmed a variety of award winning projects, including the Emmy® Award winning holiday feature, Winter Thaw -- which The New York Times dubbed, “The best serious holiday film of the year” -- and the innovative music docuseries, The Song that Changed My Life.
Kendall recently produced the award-winning WWII feature, Instrument of War, on location in Lithuania and The Christ Child, a powerful retelling of the Nativity story. Russ also produced the soon to be released indie sports drama, Stro
ng Enough, and is an executive producer of the upcoming family comedy, Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out, starring Will Forte.
As a documentary producer and director, his short The Artifact Artist premiered at AFI Docs and his feature length music doc, Man in the Camo Jacket, which Billboard magazine praised as an “inspiring film,” picked up nods and awards from several film festivals and had exclusive screenings presented by The Producers Guild of America and the GRAMMY Museum Reel to Reel series. With a knack for musical entertainment, Kendall has directed and produced an annual live concert series, Christmas Under the Stars, that has featured artists including John Legend, Lauren Daigle, Train, Pentatonix, Five For Fighting and Amy Grant, among others. He has produced music videos for The Killers and Brandi Carlile and is currently in post-production on the fourth season of his latest music series, Grace Notes, which features the biggest and most influential artists in Christian and Gospel music.
Kendall is a member of The Producers Guild of America and The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The Song That Changed My Life - Series Trailer

The Song That Changed My Life - Series Highlights

"DIRT" Award Winning Short Film

Sara Watkins' "You & Me" Music Video