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Rory Kennedy and the art of the documentary sequel

Political Theater, Episode 411

Filmmaker Rory Kennedy, talks about her documentary "Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing" with Jason Dick for the Political Theater podcast in Washington on Monday. — Filmmaker Rory Kennedy, talks about her documentary "Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing" with Jason Dick for the Political Theater podcast in Washington on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Jason Dick

Posted June 16, 2026 at 11:30am

Jason Dick talks with filmmaker Rory Kennedy about her new documentary, “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing,” a sequel to her 2022 “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” and how, despite a very public airing of the company’s quality control failings after numerous crashes, so little has changed and who is to blame.

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