'' Last Days in Vietnam '' was directed by Kennedy and co-produced with Keven McAlester ; the documentary film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014 . During production of the film , she spoke with U.S. military and Vietnam nationals now in the U.S. and said the most exciting part of the film to her was " telling the untold stories about Americans and Vietnamese who were on the ground , who went against U.S. policy and risked their lives to save Vietnamese " . Kennedy was reported to have signed with Nonfiction Unlimited in May 2014 . In September 2014 , '' Last Days in Vietnam '' opened at the Nuart Theater in Los Angeles . Kennedy had difficulty getting some of the people featured in her film to get involved . Out of them , she believed Henry Kissinger had the most reluctance to the project . On their reluctance , Kennedy stated : " I think a lot of those folks suffered post-traumatic stress from that moment . When I asked them to relive it , it really took a toll . Many of the people told me it took them a week to recover from the interviews . I 've gotten tons of emails from people in Vietnam who ca n't see the film because it 's too traumatic for them . " '' Last Days in Vietnam '' was nominated as Best Documentary Feature for the 87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
Rory Kennedy