Rory Kennedy

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Rory Kennedy

Directing 57 December 12, 1968

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,…

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The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.4 1996 TV Show
The View

The View

4.3 1997 TV Show
American Experience

American Experience

6.5 1988 TV Show
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

7.1 2022 Movie
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

7.2 2022 Movie
Bobby Fischer Against the World

Bobby Fischer Against the World

6.8 2011 Movie
Queen of Chess

Queen of Chess

7.5 2026 Movie
Last Days in Vietnam

Last Days in Vietnam

7.3 2014 Movie
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing

Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing

7.0 2026 Movie
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

7.1 2007 Movie
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

7.0 2008 Movie
The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

6.8 2024 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Trial of Alec Baldwin

    Movie Director

  2. 2026
    Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing

    Movie Director

  3. 2026
    Queen of Chess

    Movie Director

  4. 2024
    The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

    TV show Producer

  5. 2023
    Adrift

    Movie Director

  6. 2022
    The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

    Movie Director

  7. 2022
    Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

    Movie Producer

  8. 2018
    Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow

    Movie Director

  9. 2017
    Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America

    Movie Director

  10. 2017
    Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

    Movie Director

  11. 2014
    Last Days in Vietnam

    Movie Director

  12. 2012
    Ethel

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  13. 2011
    Fambul Tok

    Movie Producer

  14. 2011
    Bobby Fischer Against the World

    Movie Producer

  15. 2010
    The Fence (La Barda)

    Movie Narrator

  16. 2008
    Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2007
    Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

    Movie Director

  2. 2006
    10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

    TV show Director

  3. 2005
    Xiara's Song

    Movie Producer

  4. 2004
    Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

    Movie Self

  5. 2003
    Girlhood

    Movie Producer

  6. 2003
    Together: Stop Violence Against Women

    Movie Producer

  7. 2003
    Con Man

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 2003
    A Boy's Life

    Movie Director

  9. 2003
    Pandemic: Facing AIDS

    Movie Director

  10. 2002
    Schooling Jewel

    Movie Producer

  11. 2002
    The Execution of Wanda Jean

    Movie Producer

  12. 2000
    The Changing Face of Beauty

    Movie Director

  13. 1999
    Epidemic Africa

    Movie Director

  14. 1999
    Different Moms

    Movie Director

  15. 1999
    American Hollow

    Movie Director

  16. 1997
    The View

    TV show Self

  17. 1996
    The Daily Show

    TV show Self

  18. 1994
    Women of Substance

    Movie Director

  19. 1988
    American Experience

    TV show Producer