Kennedy Cuello is a filmmaker, journalist, and academic with a Master of Arts from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Arts from University of California, Berkeley. Kennedy has been making films since 2016 when they started high school. From narrative shorts to documentaries, Kennedy lets their identity as a disabled queer Chicana guide their work as an equity-minded filmmaker with a strong commitment to justice oriented storytelling and representation.
As a journalist, Kennedy is a reporter for KPFA News, where they have honed their skills in media production. They began as an intern and moved up to reporter within the year, being trusted to produce radio stories on a variety of topics. They also made two pieces of original content for special broadcasts for International Women's Day 2025 and 2026. They also assisted the production of the 2025 special Martin Luther King Jr. Day broadcast and edited live content for the March No Kings Protests which aired nationwide.
As an academic, Kennedy is Media Studies scholar and emerging educator with a strong foundation in film, broadcast journalism, and digital media production. They use their experiences in filmmaking and journalism to fuel their studies and teaching. Kennedy also advocates for students of color as well as LGBTQ+ and disabled students.