Rory Kennedy
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
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Director
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Producer
Last Days in Vietnam
Director
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Producer
Queen of Chess
Director
American Experience
Director
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Director
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
Director
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Filmography
Acting (5)
Crew (34)
Movies (29)
Queen of Chess
2026Director
The Trial of Alec Baldwin
2025Director
Adrift
2023Director
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022Director
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022Producer
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow
2018Director
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
2017Director
Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America
2017Director
Last Days in Vietnam
2014Director
Ethel
2012Director
Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011Producer
Fambul Tok
2011Producer
The Fence (La Barda)
2010Producer
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
2008Director
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
2007Director
Xiara's Song
2005Producer
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004Director
Together: Stop Violence Against Women
2003Producer
A Boy's Life
2003Director
Pandemic: Facing AIDS
2003Director
Con Man
2003Executive Producer
Girlhood
2003Producer
The Execution of Wanda Jean
2002Producer
Schooling Jewel
2002Producer
The Changing Face of Beauty
2000Director
American Hollow
1999Director
Epidemic Africa
1999Director
Different Moms
1999Director
Women of Substance
1994Director
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