Terence McKenna | |
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Born | [1] | March 14, 1954
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | journalist |
Known for | award winning filmmaker |
Spouse | Sara Caudwell |
Children | 4 |
Terence McKenna is a Canadian documentary filmmaker.[2][3] He has collaborated with his brother Brian McKenna, also an award-winning filmmaker.[4]
In 2007, he won the Pierre Berton award.[4]
Since before 9/11, he has been following Al Qaeda activities, first making a documentary about Ahmed Ressam and the "Millennium Plot" called "Trail of a Terrorist" which was broadcast around the world after 9/11, notably on the PBS documentary program "FRONTLINE". That documentary was a co-winner of the "Gold Baton" Dupont-Columbia Award, considered the highest broadcasting award in the United States. In 2002, he made another documentary about Al Qaeda activities in Europe called "The Recruiters". A third CBC documentary on the topic, "Son of al Qaeda" was also broadcast of PBS FRONTLINE in April and June, 2004.