
Rory Kennedy
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 12, 1968
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography

The Trial of Alec Baldwin 2026
Director, Producer

Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing 2026
Director, Producer

Queen of Chess 2026
Director

Adrift 2023
Director, Producer

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari 2022
Director, Producer

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing 2022
Producer, Director

Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow 2018
Director

Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America 2017
Director

Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton 2017
Director

Last Days in Vietnam 2014
Director, Producer

Ethel 2012
as Narrator (voice), Director

Fambul Tok 2011
Producer

Bobby Fischer Against the World 2011
Producer

The Fence (La Barda) 2010
as Narrator, Producer, Director

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

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib 2007
Director

Xiara's Song 2005
Producer

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable 2004
as Self, Director, Producer

Girlhood 2003
Producer
- Together: Stop Violence Against Women
Together: Stop Violence Against Women 2003
Producer

Con Man 2003
Executive Producer

A Boy's Life 2003
Director, Producer

Pandemic: Facing AIDS 2003
Director, Producer
- Schooling Jewel
Schooling Jewel 2002
Producer

The Execution of Wanda Jean 2002
Producer

The Changing Face of Beauty 2000
Director

Epidemic Africa 1999
Director, Producer
- Different Moms
Different Moms 1999
Director, Writer

American Hollow 1999
Director

Women of Substance 1994
Director
Credits from TMDB.