Cynthia Wade is an Oscar®-winning director who recently directed,
showran and executive produced “MerPeople”, a four-part docuseries
for Netflix.
Cynthia’s documentaries include three episodes of the Critics
Choice-nominated Apple TV docuseries “Gutsy,” featuring Hillary
Clinton and Chelsea Clinton; “Grit” (Emmy® Nominee, PBS);
“Mondays at Racine” (Oscar nominee, HBO); “Freeheld” (Oscar
winner, Sundance winner, HBO); “Born Sweet” (Sundance winner,
Oscar shortlist); “Shelter Dogs” (HBO); “Grist for the Mill”
(Cinemax); “Growing Hope Against Hunger” (Emmy Winner, PBS);
“Generation Startup” (Netflix); and “Living the Legacy”
(Sundance Channel). Her fiction short “Sproutland” screened at the
2021 Crested Butte Film Festival. She directs television commercials
and films, including “Selfie” (Clio winner, Sundance Institute)
and “Mommy Wars” (Similac). She has won over 50 film festival
awards worldwide.
