Cynthia Wade is a director based in Los Angeles. Her documentaries include THE FLAG MAKERS (National Geographic, releasing 2022), GRIT (POV/PBS), GENERATION STARTUP (Netflix), LIVING THE LEGACY (Sundance Channel), GROWING HOPE AGAINST HUNGER (Sesame Street Prime Time Special, Emmy Winner), MONDAYS AT RACINE (Oscar nominee, HBO), FREEHELD (Oscar winner, HBO), BORN SWEET (Oscar shortlist), SHELTER DOGS (HBO) and GRIST FOR THE MILL (Cinemax).
She directs commercials (from Kellogg’s Mini Wheats to Dove Real Beauty) and is represented by Honor Society (www.honorsociety.tv) for commercials, and William Morris Entertainment (WME) for television projects. SPROUTLAND, which will show at the 2021 BIFF, is a fiction featurette based on Cynthia’s decade of living full-time in the Berkshires.
Cynthia holds a BA cum laude from Smith College and an MA in Documentary Film from Stanford University. She has won over 55 film awards worldwide.
