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KENNY DALGLISH – From Asif Kapadia, the Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning director of SENNA, AMY, and DIEGO MARADONA, comes the story of a true football legend.
Kenny narrates his own journey, joined by his wife Marina and closest footballing friends. Drawing from hundreds of hours of archival footage, including never-before-seen personal clips from his playing career and home life, Kapadia’s documentary reveals his remarkable story- a great player and an extraordinary, witty, and humble hero of Liverpool and the world of football.
With skill, strength, flair, and sharp humour, the Scotsman is a true icon of the sport. He played for two clubs, Celtic and Liverpool FC, during his illustrious 22-year playing career. His years at Liverpool, where he was the pivotal player as well as the player-manager, were the club’s most successful. Dalglish became manager during the most traumatic era in the club’s history. Widely regarded as one of the club’s and Europe’s greatest players, the film reveals how he became an icon in the city of Liverpool, for what he did off the pitch as much as on.
Director
Asif Kapadia is an Academy Award, Grammy and four-time BAFTA-winning producer, director and writer working across film and television. Born in Hackney, London in 1972, he studied filmmaking at the Royal College of Art and first gained recognition with his award-winning short film The Sheep Thief (1997). His feature debut, The Warrior (2001), won two BAFTAs, including Outstanding British Film of the Year, and was followed by Far North (2007). Kapadia is best known for his acclaimed trilogy of archive-driven documentaries—Senna (2010), Amy (2015) and Diego Maradona (2019)—exploring the lives, careers and personal struggles of iconic figures. Senna won BAFTAs for Best Documentary and Best Editing, while Amy won the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Documentary, as well as a Grammy. His television work includes directing episodes of Mindhunter, executive producing and series directing 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, and directing and executive producing The Me You Can’t See with Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry for Apple TV+. He has also executive produced the BBC series Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation and directed a range of acclaimed commercial and short-form projects, including Burberry’s A Tale of Thomas Burberry. Across his work in film and television, Kapadia is known for his emotionally engaging, visually distinctive storytelling and his focus on compelling characters navigating extraordinary circumstances.
