Rory Kennedy
Born: 1968-12-12 in Washington, D.C., USA
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2026
- Queen of Chess ... (Director)
- Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing ... (Director)
2025
- The Trial of Alec Baldwin ... (Director)
2024
- The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult? ... (Producer)
2023
- Adrift ... (Director)
2022
- Downfall: The Case Against Boeing ... (Producer)
- The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari ... (Director)
2018
- Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow ... (Director)
2017
- Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton ... (Director)
- Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America ... (Director)
2014
- Last Days in Vietnam ... (Director)
2012
- Ethel as Narrator (voice)
2011
- Bobby Fischer Against the World ... (Producer)
- Fambul Tok ... (Producer)
2010
- The Fence (La Barda) as Narrator
2008
- Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House ... (Director)
2007
- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib ... (Director)
2006
- 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America ... (Director)
2005
- Xiara's Song ... (Producer)
2004
2003
- Con Man ... (Executive Producer)
- Girlhood ... (Producer)
- Pandemic: Facing AIDS ... (Director)
- A Boy's Life ... (Director)
- Together: Stop Violence Against Women ... (Producer)
2002
- The Execution of Wanda Jean ... (Producer)
- Schooling Jewel ... (Producer)
2000
- The Changing Face of Beauty ... (Director)
1999
- American Hollow ... (Director)
- Epidemic Africa ... (Director)
- Different Moms ... (Director)
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1994
- Women of Substance ... (Director)
1988
- American Experience ... (Producer)