Rory Karpf

Rory Karpf is an American filmmaker specializing in sports related themes. He has won four Emmys and a Peabody Award for his work.

In 2007, Karpf directed Dale, a theatrical film on the life of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. When it premiered on the cable network CMT, it was the highest rated program in the network's history. It is also believed to be the highest selling sports DVD of all time.

After the success of Dale, Karpf went on to direct the racing related films The Ride of Their Lives, Together and Tim Richmond: To the Limit, which was part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Karpf was praised for directing "one of only a few films in the series that tells its story with a clarity that we didn’t have when the events occurred."

He continued his relationship with ESPN directing two more films for the network, Wendell Scott and Herschel. In 2011 he wrote and directed the short film Marbles, an official selection in the Los Angeles Short Film Festival.

In 2011, Karpf directed Herschel, the only authorized film on Heisman trophy winning football player Herschel Walker. He followed that up with Lolo, a documentary on Olympic track athlete Lolo Jones. Karpf was granted exclusive access to Jones and was able to uncover material never before seen on the athlete.

He is currently working on a film about a tornado that hit Atlanta in 2008.