Rory Kennedy

Known for: Directing
Born: December 12, 1968, Washington, D.C., USA
Movies: 32

Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born December 12, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. Kennedy has made documentary films that center on social issues such as addiction, nuclear radiation, the treatment of prisoners-of-war, and the politics of the Mexican border fence. Her films have been featured on many television networks. She is the youngest child of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel.

Best-Known Movies

7.1

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

2022

7.2

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

2022

6.8

Bobby Fischer Against the World

2011

7.3

Last Days in Vietnam

2014

7.6

Queen of Chess

2026

7.0

Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing

2026

7.1

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

2007

6.4

Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

2017

6.6

Girlhood

2003

6.9

Ethel

2012

Filmography

2012	Ethel	Narrator (voice)
2010	The Fence (La Barda)	Narrator
2004	Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	The Trial of Alec Baldwin	Director, Producer
2026	Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing	Director, Producer
2026	Queen of Chess	Director
2023	Adrift	Director, Producer
2022	The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari	Director, Producer
2022	Downfall: The Case Against Boeing	Producer, Director
2018	Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow	Director
2017	Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America	Director
2017	Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton	Director
2014	Last Days in Vietnam	Director, Producer
2012	Ethel	Director
2011	Fambul Tok	Producer
2011	Bobby Fischer Against the World	Producer
2010	The Fence (La Barda)	Director, Producer
2008	Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House	Director
2007	Ghosts of Abu Ghraib	Director
2005	Xiara's Song	Producer
2004	Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable	Director, Producer
2003	Girlhood	Producer
2003	Together: Stop Violence Against Women	Producer
2003	A Boy's Life	Director, Producer
2003	Pandemic: Facing AIDS	Director, Producer
2002	Schooling Jewel	Producer
2002	The Execution of Wanda Jean	Producer
2000	The Changing Face of Beauty	Director
1999	Different Moms	Director, Writer
1999	Epidemic Africa	Director, Producer
1999	American Hollow	Director
1994	Women of Substance	Director

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