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