Moxie Films, Los Angeles, Ca, info@moxiefilms.com | Moxie Films has produced highly respected, award-winning documentaries for broadcast and cable networks, including Netflix, HBO, PBS, A&E, National Geographic, Showtime, Discovery Channel, MTV, TLC, Lifetime Television, the Oxygen Network, Sundance Channel, as well as for educational foundations and philanthropic organizations. WorkAboutTeamContact Rory Kennedy director / producer Rory Kennedy is one of America’s most prolific documentary filmmakers. An Academy Award-nominated, Primetime Emmy Award-winning director/producer, Kennedy’s work deals with some of the world’s most pressing issues—poverty, political corruption, domestic abuse, drug addiction, human rights and mental illness. Kennedy has made more than 30 highly acclaimed documentaries. Her films have appeared on HBO, PBS, National Geographic, Lifetime Television, A&E, Court TV, the Oxygen Network and TLC. Kennedy is a governor of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Mark Bailey writer / producer Mark Bailey is a four-time Emmy-nominated writer and producer who has worked on a variety of award-winning documentaries. Bailey’s films have been broadcast on HBO, PBS, National Geographic, Hulu, Discovery Channel, Lifetime Television, A & E, Court TV and TLC. His films have been shown at numerous festivals including Sundance, NY Film Festival, Tribeca, AFI, Hot Docs and Full Frame.

 

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The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

 

THE VOLCANO: Rescue from Whakaari offers a minute-by-minute account of unsuspecting tourists caught in a tragic volcanic eruption while sightseeing on an island off New Zealand in 2019. The film commemorates those who lost their lives, while retracing the steps of the survivors and the everyday people who came to their rescue.

Watch
Netflix December 16, 2022

Directed by 
Rory Kennedy

 
 

Trailer

 

Recognition
Hamptons International Film Festival - Premiered 2022

Directed by 
Rory Kennedy

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
Mark Bailey / Writer
Dallas Brennan Rexer / Writer

Produced by 
Rory Kennedy / Producer
Mark Bailey / Producer
Dallas Brennan Rexer / Producer
Sara Bernstein / Producer
Justin Wilkes / Producer
Kate Lewin Hilgenberg / Line Producer
Jessica Goldstein / Line Producer
Alexander Perry / Co-Executive Producer
Brian Grazer / Executive Producer
Ron Howard / Executive Producer
Jason Spingarn-Koff / Executive Producer
Ariane Wu / Executive Producer
Leonardo DiCaprio / Executive Producer
Tylor DiGilio / Co-Executive Producer
Phillip Watson / Executive ProducerPress

Press 
Variety
Boston Herald
We Got This Covered

Music by 
Steve Mazzaro

Director of Photography
Dominic Fryer (New Zealand Unit)
Mike Jonathan (New Zealand Unit)
Justine Kerrigan (Australia Unit)
Mark Lapwood (New Zealand Unit)
Murray Milne (New Zealand Unit)
Gregg Telussa (Netherlands Unit)
Graham Willoughby (United States Unit)

Associate Producer
Kerry Jensen
Vienna Maglio

Archival Producer
Brennan Rees

Editor
Jawad Metni

Assistant Editor
Jake Kennedy

Post-Production Supervisor
Keetin Mayakara