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Cynthia Wade is an American television, commercial and film director, producer and cinematographer based in New York City. She has directed documentaries on social issues including Shelter Dogs in 2003 about animal welfare and Freeheld in 2007 about LGBT rights as well as television commercials and web campaigns.
- 3 daughters
- 1993–present
- Matthew Syrett
Cynthia Wade is an Oscar-winning, Emmy-winning director. working in documentary, fiction, and commercials. ABOUT. CYNTHIA WADE . Cynthia is the director of: THE FLAGMAKERS (Disney+, co-director with Sharon Liese) GUTSY (AppleTV+ Episodes 4, 5, 7) SPROUTLAND (in festivals now) GRIT (PBS, co-director with Sasha Friedlander)
Director: The Flagmakers. Cynthia Wade is a documentary, commercial & fiction director who has won over 50 film awards worldwide, including an Oscar for Freeheld (2008), an Oscar nomination for Mondays at Racine (2013), an Emmy for The Flagmakers (2023), and an Emmy nomination for Grit (2020).
- New York City, New York, USA
- 3 min
- Director, Producer, Cinematographer
October 16, 2015. National Consumer New York. Oscar-Winning Director Cynthia Wade’s 10-Year Journey Behind “Freeheld” Freeheld. To some, the word connotes a new feature film starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, and Steve Carell. To others, it’s an Oscar-winning documentary short.
From National Geographic Documentary Films, Academy Award-winning director Cynthia Wade, award-winning director Sharon Liese and executive producer Giannis Antetokounmpo, THE FLAGMAKERS, a...
Winner of 13 film awards. Emmy nomination. A multinational natural gas drilling company is accused of unleashing a tsunami of mud that displaces 60,000 people and buries 16 villages in East Java. Teenager Dian, who lost her home in the mud, galvanizes her neighbors to fight against the corporation.
Dec 8, 2022 · Home. Features. General. ‘The Flagmakers’ Directors Cynthia Wade and Sharon Liese: Feature Documentaries Are ‘Just Too Long’. Oscar-winner Wade and co-director Liese discuss their allegiance...
