Rory Kennedy
Directing · Producer · Director · Writer
Born Dec 12, 1968 · Washington, D.C., USA
Active 1988–present · Awards: Primetime Emmy Award
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…
Filmography
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) — Producer · DirectorThe Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (2022) — Director · ProducerLast Days in Vietnam (2014) — Director · ProducerBobby Fischer Against the World (2011) — ProducerQueen of Chess (2026) — DirectorAmerican Experience (1988) — Producer · DirectorGhosts of Abu Ghraib (2007) — DirectorThe Changing Face of Beauty (2000) — DirectorSchooling Jewel (2002) — ProducerEpidemic Africa (1999) — Director · ProducerAbove and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow (2018) — DirectorTake Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017) — DirectorEthel (2012) — Narrator (voice) · DirectorThe Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult? (2024) — Producer · Director · CreatorGirlhood (2003) — ProducerThe Fence (La Barda) (2010) — Narrator · Producer · DirectorA Boy's Life (2003) — Director · ProducerAmerican Hollow (1999) — DirectorIndian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable (2004) — Producer · DirectorCon Man (2003) — Executive ProducerPandemic: Facing AIDS (2003) — Director · ProducerThank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House (2008) — DirectorFambul Tok (2011) — ProducerThe Execution of Wanda Jean (2002) — Producer