Kelly Duda (born June 6, 1966 in Little Rock) is an American filmmaker
and activist from Arkansas. Duda spent seven years making Factor 8:
The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal.Variety magazine described Duda as
"a pit bull with a bureaucratic bone" who "follows subjects fearlessly
and ventures into hostile environs (and) comes away, most of the time,
with the information he wants to get." Variety described Factor 8 as
"hard-headed journalism" stating, "one of the things that hits the
viewer in 'Factor 8' is that Ken Starr spent more than $40 million
trying to pin something on then-President Bill Clinton, and missed
what Duda found via sheer leg work." Duda experienced a significant
amount of blow back in his native state of Arkansas as a result of his
investigation, including claims of death threats, his tires being
slashed, break-ins, files being stolen, and other things. The premiere
of the film was delayed due to a legal dispute about the film's
ownership.The American Film Institute remarked, "Kelly Duda's
dedication to the truth is an inspirationâ€"this exposé wears his
heart on its sleeve, refusing to let the victims die in vain."Duda was
also part of the team for Fuji Television that produced The Hepatitis
C Epidemic: A 15-Year Government Cover-up. The program won a George
Foster Peabody Award in 2003 and was reportedly watched by more than
12 million viewers in Japan.
and activist from Arkansas. Duda spent seven years making Factor 8:
The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal.Variety magazine described Duda as
"a pit bull with a bureaucratic bone" who "follows subjects fearlessly
and ventures into hostile environs (and) comes away, most of the time,
with the information he wants to get." Variety described Factor 8 as
"hard-headed journalism" stating, "one of the things that hits the
viewer in 'Factor 8' is that Ken Starr spent more than $40 million
trying to pin something on then-President Bill Clinton, and missed
what Duda found via sheer leg work." Duda experienced a significant
amount of blow back in his native state of Arkansas as a result of his
investigation, including claims of death threats, his tires being
slashed, break-ins, files being stolen, and other things. The premiere
of the film was delayed due to a legal dispute about the film's
ownership.The American Film Institute remarked, "Kelly Duda's
dedication to the truth is an inspirationâ€"this exposé wears his
heart on its sleeve, refusing to let the victims die in vain."Duda was
also part of the team for Fuji Television that produced The Hepatitis
C Epidemic: A 15-Year Government Cover-up. The program won a George
Foster Peabody Award in 2003 and was reportedly watched by more than
12 million viewers in Japan.
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