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Rory Kennedy is a Director and Producer American born on 12 december 1968 at Washington, D.C. (USA)

Rory Kennedy

Rory Kennedy
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Birth name Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy
Nationality USA
Birth 12 december 1968 (56 years) at Washington, D.C. (USA)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award

Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born December 12, 1968 in Washington D.C.) is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. She is the youngest of the eleven children of U.S. Senator Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy and Ethel Skakel.

Biography

Rory Kennedy est la plus jeune des onze enfants du sénateur américain Robert F. Kennedy et de sa femme Ethel Kennedy. Son père a été assassiné six mois avant sa naissance. En 1984, son frère David est mort d'une overdose de drogue, en 1997 son frère Michael d’un accident de ski. Deux ans plus tard, son cousin John F. Kennedy, Jr. est mort quand il s'est écrasé dans l'avion qu'il pilotait avec lequel il prévoyait de se rendre au mariage de Rory. La cérémonie a ensuite été reportée et tenue à une plus petite échelle deux semaines plus tard.

Rory Kennedy a épousé Mark Bailey le 2 août 1999. Ils ont deux filles (nées en 2002 et 2004) et un fils (né en 2007).

Usually with

Liz Garbus
Liz Garbus
(5 films)
Marshall Curry
Marshall Curry
(1 films)
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper
(1 films)
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
(1 films)
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Rory Kennedy (7 films)

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Director

Last Days in Vietnam
Last Days in Vietnam (2014)
, 1h38
Directed by Rory Kennedy
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Rating75% 3.79283.79283.79283.79283.7928
During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront the same moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate U.S. citizens only—or to risk punishment and save the lives of as many South Vietnamese citizens as they can. The events recounted in the film mainly center on the US evacuation of Saigon codenamed Operation Frequent Wind.

Production

Last Days in Vietnam
Last Days in Vietnam (2014)
, 1h38
Directed by Rory Kennedy
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Roles Producer
Rating75% 3.79283.79283.79283.79283.7928
During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront the same moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate U.S. citizens only—or to risk punishment and save the lives of as many South Vietnamese citizens as they can. The events recounted in the film mainly center on the US evacuation of Saigon codenamed Operation Frequent Wind.
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
, 1h34
Directed by Liz Garbus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Films about chess
Roles Producer
Rating73% 3.6948753.6948753.6948753.6948753.694875
En 1958, Robert James “Bobby” Fischer, alors âgé de quatorze ans, stupéfia le monde des échecs en devenant le plus jeune Grand Maître de l’histoire, lançant ainsi une carrière qui allait faire de lui une légende. Pendant les quinze années qui suivirent, son incroyable ascension au sommet du jeu captiva le monde entier et permit aux échecs de connaître un essor international considérable. Puis, à l’apogée de sa réussite, Bobby Fischer prit tout le monde par surprise en décidant de disparaître des yeux du grand public.
Fambul Tok
Fambul Tok (2011)
, 1h21
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events
Roles Producer
Rating72% 3.646423.646423.646423.646423.64642
The film focuses on three stories at which Caulker and his organization facilitate fambul tok reconciliation talks. The film opens at a bonfire in Foendor, a village in Sierra Leone. A young woman named Esther declares that she was raped at the age of 12 by fifteen men. She identifies one of the men as Joseph, her uncle. Joseph admits to the rape, but says that he was forced by rebels to commit the act under threats of death. Next, a man named Sahr similarly confronts his former friend Nyumah. When rebel forces accosted the men 17 years earlier, Sahr and Nyumah were boys. The rebels attempted to force Sahr to kill his own father. When Sahr refused, the rebels forced Nyumah to severely beat Sahr and to slash the throat of Sahr's father. Nyumah and Sahr reconcile after Nyumah admits to his actions and asks for forgiveness.
Street Fight
Street Fight (2005)
, 1h23
Directed by Marshall Curry
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Spike Lee, Al Sharpton
Roles Executive producer
Rating78% 3.9392053.9392053.9392053.9392053.939205
The film details the hard-fought mayoral campaign by a young community activist and City Council member (Cory Booker) against a 16-year incumbent mayor (James) with a powerful political machine. The documentary follows Booker and several of his campaign workers from their early days of door-knocking on Newark streets through the campaign's dramatic conclusion.