Average ROI: NA
ROI Rank: NA
 
Well, let’s just say Robert Kenner’s ROI ranking is so low, it’s like trying to find Waldo in a sea of red and white stripes. And with a status of F-List, it’s safe to say he won’t be getting any calls from Hollywood anytime soon. Sorry, Robert.
 

Robert Kenner is an American documentary filmmaker known for his work on socially and politically relevant topics. He is best known for his Academy Award-nominated film “Food, Inc.” which explores the food industry and its impact on society and the environment. Kenner has also directed documentaries on subjects such as nuclear weapons, climate change, and the tobacco industry. He has won numerous awards for his work, including a Primetime Emmy for his film “Two Days in October.”
 

March 15, 1950
 

Robert Kenner was born in California, United States.
 

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Average ROI: NA
ROI Rank: NA
 
Well, let’s just say Roberto Meddi’s Average ROI is so low, it’s like he’s playing limbo with the F-List status. He’s definitely in the bottom 10%, but we won’t give an exact number to spare his feelings.
 

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Roberto Meddi was born in Italy.
 

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Average ROI: 152%
ROI Rank: 383
 
Well, Roger Michell may be a C-List director, but at least he’s in the top 20% of the Fresh Kernels Database in terms of ROI. That’s something, right?
 

Roger Michell is a British film and television director, producer, and writer. He was born on June 5, 1956, in South Africa and grew up in Beirut, Damascus, and Prague before moving to England. Michell began his career in theater before transitioning to film and television. He is best known for directing the films “Notting Hill,” “Changing Lanes,” and “Venus,” as well as the television series “The Buddha of Suburbia” and “The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies.” Michell has been nominated for several awards, including a BAFTA for Best Direction for “Notting Hill.”
 

August 4, 1956
 

Roger Michell was born in South Africa.
 

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Average ROI: NA
ROI Rank: NA
 
Well, Rory Kennedy may not have a specific rank in the Fresh Kernels Database, but I’m pretty sure she’s somewhere in the top 99.9%… of the D-List. #SorryNotSorry
 

Rory Kennedy is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. She was born on December 12, 1968, in Washington D.C. She is the youngest child of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy. Kennedy has directed and produced several documentaries, including “Last Days in Vietnam,” “American Hollow,” and “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.” She has won numerous awards for her work, including an Emmy and a Peabody Award. Kennedy is also a member of the board of directors for the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.
 

November 8, 1968.
 

Rory Kennedy was born in Washington D.C.
 

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Average ROI: NA
ROI Rank: NA
 
Well, let’s just say Rungano Nyoni’s ROI is so fresh, it’s still in the produce section. And with an F-List status, they might want to consider switching to rom-coms or superhero movies.
 

Rungano Nyoni is a Zambian-born British film director, screenwriter, and producer. She is best known for her debut feature film, “I Am Not a Witch,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017 and won numerous awards. Nyoni has also directed several short films and documentaries, exploring themes of identity, culture, and social justice. She is considered one of the most promising emerging talents in contemporary cinema.
 

November 4, 1982.
 

The birthplace of Director Rungano Nyoni is Zambia.
 

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Average ROI: -93%
ROI Rank: 1,011
 
Well, Salvador Simó may not be in the top 50%, but at least they’re not in the bottom 50% either. And with a status of F-List, they’re definitely not winning any Oscars anytime soon.
 

Salvador Simó is a Spanish film director known for his work in animation. He was born in Valencia in 1975 and studied Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Simó has directed several short films and documentaries, including “El Gran Zambini” and “Bla Bla Bla”. In 2019, he directed his first feature film, “Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles”, which tells the story of the making of Luis Buñuel’s documentary “Las Hurdes”. The film was well-received by critics and won several awards, including the Goya Award for Best Animated Film.
 

June 30, 1975.
 

The birthplace of Director Salvador Simó is Barcelona, Spain.
 

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Average ROI: NA
ROI Rank: NA
 
Well, let’s just say Sara Dosa’s ROI ranking is so low, it’s like trying to find Waldo in a sea of red and white stripes. And with a status of F-List, it’s safe to say she won’t be winning any Oscars anytime soon. Sorry, Sara.
 

Sara Dosa is an American documentary filmmaker known for her work on the films The Last Season and The Seer and the Unseen. She has won several awards for her work, including the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Filmmaking at the Sundance Film Festival. Dosa is also a lecturer in the Film and Digital Media Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
 

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Sara Dosa was born in Santa Cruz, California.
 

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ROI Rank: NA
 
Well, let’s just say Sean Byrne’s ROI ranking is so low, it’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack…if the haystack was made up of 1,999 other directors. And with a status of F-List, it’s safe to say he won’t be getting any calls from Hollywood anytime soon. Sorry, Sean.
 

Sean Byrne is an Australian film director, writer, and producer. He is best known for his horror films, including “The Loved Ones” and “Devil’s Candy.” Byrne began his career in the film industry as a writer and director of short films before making his feature film debut with “The Loved Ones” in 2009. He has since gained a reputation for his unique and visually striking horror films.
 

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Sean Byrne was born in Australia.
 

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Average ROI: 663%
ROI Rank: 29
 
Well, Shane Carruth may be on the F-List, but at least he’s in the top 2% of directors in terms of ROI. I guess he’s the king of the F-Listers!
 

Shane Carruth is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for his critically acclaimed films “Primer” and “Upstream Color”. Carruth is known for his unique and complex storytelling style, often incorporating science fiction and time travel elements into his films. He is also known for his hands-on approach to filmmaking, often serving as writer, director, producer, editor, and composer on his projects.
 

December 31, 1971
 

Shane Carruth was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
 

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Average ROI: NA
ROI Rank: NA
 
Well, Simon Curtis may not have a rank in the Fresh Kernels Database, but I’m pretty sure he’s not on the A-list. Maybe he’s somewhere in the 50% range, or as we like to call it, the F-list.
 

Simon Curtis is a British film and television director. He is best known for directing the films “My Week with Marilyn” and “Goodbye Christopher Robin”. Curtis began his career as a theatre director before transitioning to television and film. He has directed episodes of popular TV shows such as “Cranford” and “David Copperfield”. Curtis has also directed several stage productions in London’s West End.
 

March 10, 1960
 

Simon Curtis was born in London, England.
 

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