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Farris Rookstool, III

Farris Rookstool, III

Farris Rookstool, IIIFarris Rookstool, III
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FILM & tV

Historical Filmmaker, Technical Advisor & News Analyst

TV & Film

FILM

Historical consultant and technical advisor has helped to produce award winning documentaries that have earned Emmy® Awards, George Foster Peabody Award and an Academy Award® nomination. Notable projects include:  

  • JFK Declassified: Tracking Oswald, History Channel – On-camera interviewee (2017)
  • The Day Kennedy Died, Smithsonian Documentary Finestripe Productions Historical Consultant & Archival Film/Audio Advisor (2013)
  • NBC News with Tom Brokaw: JFK 50th Historical Consultant & Historical Archival Film & Photographic Advisor (2013)
  • JFK: The Lost Tapes, Arrowmedia Discovery Channel – Historical Consultant, Director of Aerial Photography & On Camera Interviewee (2012)
  • Waco: A New Revelation – Technical Advisor & On Camera Interviewee 
  • 48 Hours with Dan Rather: Eyewitness Identification, CBS News - Technical Advisor and On-camera Interviewee (1998)
  • Waco: The Rules of Engagement, Historical Documentary – Technical Advisor and On-camera interviewee (1997) 
  • Waco: The Inside Story, FRONTLINE PBS – Technical Advisor and On-camera Interviewee (1995) 
  • Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? - FRONTLINE, WGBH – Historical Consultant (1993)
  • Who Killed JFK? Facts, Not Fiction - CBS Reports with Dan Rather – Technical Advisor and On-camera Interviewee (1993)
  • Who Shot President Kennedy? Richter Productions PBS NOVA – Historical Consultant  (1988) 
  • On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald – London Weekend Television – Witness Consultant (1986)

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TV

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Awards

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