Rory Kennedy

Director

Born: December 12, 1968 (57 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (16)

• The Fence (La Barda) (2010, ★ 6.9)
• Ethel (2012, ★ 6.9)
• Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022, ★ 7)
• Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (2007, ★ 7.2)
• Last Days in Vietnam (2014, ★ 7.3)
• The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (2022, ★ 7.2)
• Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011, ★ 6.8)
• Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow (2018, ★ 7.7)
• Queen of Chess (2026, ★ 7.7)
• American Hollow (1999, ★ 5.8)
• Girlhood (2003, ★ 6.3)
• Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017, ★ 6.4)
• The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult? (2024, ★ 6.8)
• American Experience (1988, ★ 6.6)
• The Execution of Wanda Jean (2002, ★ 5)
• Con Man (2003, ★ 5.6)