‘Freefall’: A Kennedy Scion Probes the Mysterious Death of a Boeing Whistleblower

‘Freefall’: A Kennedy Scion Probes the Mysterious Death of a Boeing Whistleblower

Rory Kennedy thought she was through with Boeing. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Last Days in Vietnam” and “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib” — and youngest child of late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy — had spent years making “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing,” a 2022 documentary exploring the “profits over people” approach at the […]

Rory Kennedy's 'Freefall' reexamines Boeing after whistleblower's death

A follow-up to "Downfall: The Case Against Boeing," Kennedy's new documentary remains focused on the aerospace company but paints a broader portrait of the dangers of unfettered capitalism.

‘Freefall’ director Rory Kennedy opens up about Boeing whistleblower John Barnett and reveals the two aircrafts she avoids at all costs

"When the focus became shareholder profits, people like John got in the way," Kennedy told Decider.

Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing — Netflix reopens the case after John Barnett’s death

John Barnett spent thirty-two years on Boeing factory floors and left a paper trail no press office could unsay: photographs of metal shavings resting near flight-control wiring, records of emergency oxygen systems that testing suggested would not have delivered oxygen, memos about defects he says his managers preferred not to see. He was in the middle of a deposition in his own case against the company when he was found dead in a hotel parking …

‘Freefall’ puts Boeing back under scrutiny

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