Rory Kennedy
Known for: Directing
Born: December 12, 1968
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
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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Filmography
30 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
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The Trial of Alec Baldwin
2026
6.9
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing
2026
7.5
Queen of Chess
2026
6.8
The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?
2024NR
Adrift
2023
7.2
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022
7.1
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022
7.4
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow
2018
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Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America
2017
6.4
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
2017
7.3
Last Days in Vietnam
2014
6.9
Ethel
2012
6.3
Fambul Tok
2011
6.8
Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011
6.9
The Fence (La Barda)
2010
7.0
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
2008
7.1
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
2007
2.0
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America
2006
3.5
Xiara's Song
2005
7.0
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004
6.6
Girlhood
2003NR
Together: Stop Violence Against Women
2003
6.2
Con Man
2003
7.5
A Boy's Life
2003
7.0
Pandemic: Facing AIDS
200310.0
Schooling Jewel
2002
5.3
The Execution of Wanda Jean
2002
10.0
The Changing Face of Beauty
2000NR
Different Moms
1999
10.0
Epidemic Africa
1999
6.4
American Hollow
1999
4.3
The View
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
NR
Women of Substance
1994
6.5
American Experience
1988