Rory Kennedy
Known for
Directing
Born
December 12, 1968 (age 57)
Birthplace
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.
Best known work
The Daily Show
1996
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022
Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011
The View
1997
Last Days in Vietnam
2014
Queen of Chess
2026
American Experience
1988
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing
2026
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
2007Filmography
2026
The Trial of Alec BaldwinDirector, Producer
2026
Freefall: A Reckoning for BoeingDirector, Producer
2026
Queen of ChessDirector
2024
2023
AdriftDirector, Producer
2022
The Volcano: Rescue from WhakaariDirector, Producer
2022
Downfall: The Case Against BoeingProducer, Director
2018
2017
2017
2014
Last Days in VietnamDirector, Producer
2012
Ethelas Narrator (voice), Director
2011
Fambul TokProducer
2011
Bobby Fischer Against the WorldProducer
2010
The Fence (La Barda)as Narrator, Director, Producer
2008
2007
Ghosts of Abu GhraibDirector
2006
2005
Xiara's SongProducer
2004
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginableas Self, Director, Producer
2003
GirlhoodProducer
2003
2003
Con ManExecutive Producer
2003
A Boy's LifeDirector, Producer
2003
Pandemic: Facing AIDSDirector, Producer