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Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born December 12, 1968) [1] is an American documentary filmmaker. Kennedy has made documentary films that center on social issues such as addiction , her opposition to nuclear power , the treatment of prisoners-of-war , and the politics of the Mexican border fence .
- Who Is Rory Kennedy?
- Early Life and Education
- Filmmaking Career
- Moxie Firecracker Films
- Awards and Nominations
- Personal Life
Rory Kennedy got involved in filmmaking during her senior year at Brown University after making her first documentary, Women of Substance, in 1994 to address the problem faced by pregnant women who were addicted to drugs. She then went on to make socially informed and politically charged television and theatrical documentaries. Her first feature do...
Rory Elizabeth Kathrine Kennedy was born in Washington, District of Columbia, the United States, on 12 December 1968. She was born as the youngest of 11 children of United States Senator and the winner of the 1968 California Democratic Presidential primary Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy. Two siblings later lost their lives out of 11, namely Ka...
Kennedy got involved in filmmaking during her senior year at Brown University. She and her classmate Venessa Vadim came together to form the non-profit organization May Day Media, to work in the distribution and production of movies that focused on social conscience. Rory eventually made her first documentary, Women in Substance,to address the issu...
In 1998, Kennedy along with filmmaker Liz Garbus co-foundedMoxie Firecracker Films, which produces documentaries for numerous broadcast and cable networks, including HBO, A&E, MTV, TLC, Lifetime Television, Discovery Channel, and The Sundance Channel. Their films cover diverse issues related to human rights, social malpractices, and influential per...
Kennedy was nominated for numerous awards and also won some among them for her outstanding documentaries. She received the ‘Documentary Award’ for her first feature documentary, American Hollow, in 1999. For the same documentary, she also earned ‘Honorable Mention’ at Atlanta Film Festival,’ ‘Gold Hugo’ at Chicago International Film Festival, and ‘...
Kennedy married Los Angeles-based documentary film writer Mark Bailey on 2 August 1999 in Athens in a small ceremony at the house of Greek businessman Vardis Vardinoyannis. Kennedy metBailey after graduating from Brown University. After several years of a quiet romantic relationship, they announced their engagement in late 1998. The marriage date w...
Jul 15, 2024 · John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy were on their way to Rory Kennedy and Mark Bailey's wedding on Cape Cod when their plane crashed on July 16, 1999. Here, we share everything we ...
Sep 2, 2021 · Robert F. Kennedy's daughter Rory Kennedy, who was born after his 1968 assassination, wrote an emotional essay this week pleading with officials to deny Sirhan Sirhan's parole for the murder.
Oct 10, 2012 · Documentary filmmaker and Sundance alumna Rory Kennedy’s new film Ethel—titled after the director’s mother and the delightful subject of the film—wasn’t a project she was preordained to helm. In fact, it was a film that Kennedy was regularly prodded to make, and one that she steadfastly resisted.“I kept saying ‘No, no, no,’ and Sheila Nevins kept saying ‘Yes, yes, yes ...
Feb 18, 2022 · The documentary directed by Rory Kennedy (daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and the director of previous doc titles including Last Days in Vietnam and Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America ...
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Aug 28, 2021 · Sirhan is serving a life sentence for gunning down Kennedy in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. Two members of the slain senator's family sent letters to the parole board in support of his release ...
