7.1
Movie
Directing
Rory Kennedy
- Born
- (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Credits
- 35 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.1
Movie
7.2
Movie
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
6.8
Movie
Bobby Fischer Against the World
7.3
Movie
Last Days in Vietnam
7.6
Movie
Queen of Chess
6.5
TV
American Experience
7.1
Movie
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing
7.1
Movie
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
6.4
Movie
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
6.6
Movie
Girlhood
6.9
Movie
Ethel
6.8
TV
The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?
6.4
Movie
American Hollow
7.4
Movie
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow
6.9
Movie
The Fence (La Barda)
6.2
Movie
Con Man
5.3
Movie
The Execution of Wanda Jean
6.3
Movie
Fambul Tok
Acting credits 5
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ethel Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 | The Fence (La Barda) Film | Narrator |
| 2004 | Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable Film | Self |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1996 | The Daily Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
Crew credits 33
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Trial of Alec Baldwin Film | Director, Producer |
| 2026 | Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing Film | Director, Producer |
| 2026 | Queen of Chess Film | Director |
| 2024 | The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult? TV | Producer, Director, Creator (4 ep) |
| 2023 | Adrift Film | Producer, Director |
| 2022 | The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari Film | Director, Producer |
| 2022 | Downfall: The Case Against Boeing Film | Producer, Director |
| 2018 | Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow Film | Director |
| 2017 | Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America Film | Director |
| 2017 | Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton Film | Director |
| 2014 | Last Days in Vietnam Film | Director, Producer |
| 2012 | Ethel Film | Director |
| 2011 | Fambul Tok Film | Producer |
| 2011 | Bobby Fischer Against the World Film | Producer |
| 2010 | The Fence (La Barda) Film | Producer, Director |
| 2008 | Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House Film | Director |
| 2007 | Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Film | Director |
| 2006 | 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Xiara's Song Film | Producer |
| 2004 | Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable Film | Producer, Director |
| 2003 | Girlhood Film | Producer |
| 2003 | Together: Stop Violence Against Women Film | Producer |
| 2003 | Con Man Film | Executive Producer |
| 2003 | A Boy's Life Film | Director, Producer |
| 2003 | Pandemic: Facing AIDS Film | Director, Producer |
| 2002 | Schooling Jewel Film | Producer |
| 2002 | The Execution of Wanda Jean Film | Producer |
| 2000 | The Changing Face of Beauty Film | Director |
| 1999 | Different Moms Film | Director, Writer |
| 1999 | Epidemic Africa Film | Director, Producer |
| 1999 | American Hollow Film | Director |
| 1994 | Women of Substance Film | Director |
| 1988 | American Experience TV | Producer, Director (1 ep) |