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Rory Kennedy

Directing · Born 1968-12-12 · Washington, D.C., USA

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

2026Freefall: A Reckoning for BoeingDirector
2026Queen of ChessDirector
2025The Trial of Alec BaldwinDirector
2024The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?Producer
2023AdriftProducer
2022The Volcano: Rescue from WhakaariDirector
2022Downfall: The Case Against BoeingProducer
2018Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to TomorrowDirector
2017Without a Net: The Digital Divide in AmericaDirector
2017Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird HamiltonDirector
2014Last Days in VietnamDirector
2012EthelNarrator (voice)
2011Fambul TokProducer
2011Bobby Fischer Against the WorldProducer
2010The Fence (La Barda)Narrator
2008Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White HouseDirector
2007Ghosts of Abu GhraibDirector
200610 Days That Unexpectedly Changed AmericaDirector
2005Xiara's SongProducer
2004Indian Point: Imagining the UnimaginableSelf
2003GirlhoodProducer
2003Together: Stop Violence Against WomenProducer
2003Con ManExecutive Producer
2003A Boy's LifeDirector
2003Pandemic: Facing AIDSDirector
2002Schooling JewelProducer
2002The Execution of Wanda JeanProducer
2000The Changing Face of BeautyDirector
1999Different MomsDirector
1999Epidemic AfricaDirector
1999American HollowDirector
1997The ViewSelf
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1994Women of SubstanceDirector
1988American ExperienceProducer

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