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Director
MerPeople
Cynthia Wade
Cynthia Wade
She/Her
Director/Producer
Director's Guild of America (DGA)
Bio
Cynthia Wade is an Oscar®-winning documentary director who also directs commercials and fiction films. Her new four-part docuseries “MerPeople,” about the dangerous, beautiful world of underwater performers, is now on Netflix. Her television documentaries include “The Flagmakers” (co-director; Disney+, Critics Choice Nominee, Oscar shortlist), “Grit” (co-director; PBS/Al Jazeera, Emmy® Nominee), “Mondays at Racine” (HBO, Oscar nominee), “Freeheld” (HBO, Oscar winner, Sundance winner), “Born Sweet” (Sundance winner, Oscar shortlist), “Shelter Dogs” (HBO), “Grist for the Mill” (Cinemax), “Growing Hope Against Hunger” (PBS, Emmy Winner), “Generation Startup” (Netflix), “Living the Legacy” (Sundance Channel). Her fiction short “Sproutland” won 15 awards. She directed three episodes of Apple TV+’s docuseries “Gutsy,” featuring Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. She is a member of DGA, AMPAS, and is represented by William Morris Endeavor (WME). She has won over 50 film festival awards worldwide. She lives in Los Angeles.
Professions
Director, Writer/Director, Showrunner, Producer
Projects
Advertising, Branded Content, Commercials, Feature, Streamer, Television, Film
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Dramedy, Non-Fiction
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Affiliations
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, DGA Documentary Committee, DGA Women's Steering Committee, Director’s Guild of America, Film Fatales, Film Independent, Television Academy, Women in Film
Education
Smith College, BA, Stanford University, MA
Locations
Los Angeles
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