 Kennedy began teaching film history in 2004 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.He has written extensively about film in a number of publications, including "The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide", "Bay Area Reporter", "San Francisco Chronicle", "Performing Arts", the San Francisco Silent Film Festival and TCM Classic Film Festival program books, and the popular "Bright Lights Film Journal".Honors include a Cable Car Award for Outstanding Critic and for his teaching has been named in "Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers" and Honors Faculty of the Year by the Northern California Bay Consortium.