Cynthia Wade

    Director, Producer, Cinematographer

    Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

    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). She holds an MA in Documentary Film Production from Stanford University. She is a member of DGA and AMPAS, and is represented by WME.

    Known For

    The Flagmakers
    The Flagmakers

    (2022)

    Sproutland
    Sproutland

    (2021)

    Grit
    Grit

    (2018)

    Freeheld
    Freeheld

    (2007)

    Cynthia Wade Movies

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    • 2018 |
      Grit
    • 2015 |
      Heart Felt
    • 2008 |
      In the Family
    • 2006 |
      Gender Rebel
    • 2004 |
      Lookalike
    • 2003 |
      Risk/Reward
    • 2003 |
      Shelter Dogs
    • 1999 |
      Grist for the Mill
    • 1998 |
      Taken In: Lives of America's Foster Children

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    • 2016 |

      Generation Startup

    Cynthia Wade: Biography, Movies, Net Worth & Photos