I SHOT JFK THE CONFESSION OF THE GRASSY KNOLL GUNMAN
PRODUCED, DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY ROBERT KIVIAT
90 MINUTES / COLOR / DOLBY DIGITAL
A 2009 RELEASE
SYNOPSIS
I SHOT JFK – THE CONFESSION OF THE GRASSY KNOLL GUNMAN is a riveting, never-before-seen documentary focusing on an exclusive interview with Illinois convict James Files, a self-described mafia hit man who claims to be responsible for killing President John F. Kennedy by firing the fatal head shot from the infamous grassy knoll at Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. Produced, directed and written by Robert Kiviat – best known for creating widely-watched FOX Network Prime-Time investigative TV Specials covering controversial topics – the film features gripping archival footage of the events surrounding that tragic day and shocking aftermath, lending Files’ tell-all confession poignancy and unique historical perspective. Why did Files shoot Kennedy? Who helped him? And why has he chosen to admit his guilt after decades of silence?
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Of all the high-profile mysteries that fascinate millions of people in America and around the world, perhaps none raises as many perplexing questions as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. After seeing the JFK assassination-themed docudrama “Executive Action” as a teenager growing up on Long Island, New York in the 1970s, I immersed myself in the many conspiracy theories, as well as the Warren Commission’s findings. But it was the dedicated research done on the Zapruder film and specifically the enhancements that were first shown publicly by photographic expert Robert Grodin on Geraldo Rivera’s 1970’s late-night talk show “Good Night America” that convinced me the fatal shot to Kennedy’s head was probably fired from in front from the location of the grassy knoll. And then when the House Assassinations Committee concluded in 1979 that a shot was likely fired from the knoll, I was surprised this did not spark subsequent investigations into who the shooter there was. It wasn’t until I learned of James Files and a cancelled NBC TV Special in 1994 that would have put Files’ story firmly into the cultural lexicon that I began thinking about how to bring his story out. Our film is the culmination of this. – ROBERT KIVIAT (April 2008)
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WIM DANKBAAR & KIVIAT PRODUCTIONS, INC.
I SHOT JFK
THE CONFESSION OF THE GRASSY KNOLL GUNMAN
PRODUCED, DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY
ROBERT KIVIAT
90 MINUTES / COLOR / DOLBY DIGITAL
A 2009 RELEASE
SYNOPSIS
I SHOT JFK – THE CONFESSION OF THE GRASSY KNOLL GUNMAN is a riveting, never-before-seen documentary focusing on an exclusive interview with Illinois convict James Files, a self-described mafia hit man who claims to be responsible for killing President John F. Kennedy by firing the fatal head shot from the infamous grassy knoll at Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. Produced, directed and written by Robert Kiviat – best known for creating widely-watched FOX Network Prime-Time investigative TV Specials covering controversial topics –
the film features gripping archival footage of the events surrounding that tragic day and shocking aftermath, lending Files’ tell-all confession poignancy and unique historical perspective. Why did Files shoot Kennedy? Who helped him? And why has he chosen to admit his guilt after decades of silence?
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Of all the high-profile mysteries that fascinate millions of people in America and around the world, perhaps none raises as many perplexing questions as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. After seeing the JFK assassination-themed docudrama “Executive Action” as a teenager growing up on Long Island, New York in the 1970s, I immersed myself in the many conspiracy theories, as well as the Warren Commission’s findings. But it was the dedicated research done on the Zapruder film and specifically the enhancements that were first shown publicly by photographic expert Robert Grodin on Geraldo Rivera’s 1970’s late-night talk show “Good Night America” that convinced me the fatal shot to Kennedy’s head was probably fired from in front from the location of the grassy knoll. And then when the House Assassinations Committee concluded in 1979 that a shot was likely fired from the knoll, I was surprised this did not spark subsequent investigations into who the shooter there was. It wasn’t until I learned of James Files and a cancelled NBC TV Special in 1994 that would have put Files’ story firmly into the cultural lexicon that I began thinking about how to bring his story out. Our film is the culmination of this. –
ROBERT KIVIAT (April 2008)
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