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Cynthia Wade

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  • Producer
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Cynthia Wade attends the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences 13th Governors Awards - November 19, 2022
From Academy Award-winning director Cynthia Wade, award-winning director Sharon Liese and executive producer Giannis Antetokounmpo, The Flagmakers, a meditation on the American dream, follows workers at the nation's largest maker of American flags and flagpoles, including the refugees and immigrants who have risked everything to come to the USA. The film premieres in select theaters this September.
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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.
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 55 wins & 8 nominations total

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    The Flagmakers (2022)
    The Flagmakers
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 2022
    Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
    Sproutland
    Short
    • Director
    • 2021
    Grit (2018)
    Grit
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2018
    Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
    Freeheld
    7.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2007

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    • Good Enough Ancestor (2024)
      Good Enough Ancestor
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • MerPeople (2023)
      MerPeople
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Alexandria Danielle King in Mbc Unspoken (2022)
      Mbc Unspoken
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • The Flagmakers (2022)
      The Flagmakers
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Gutsy (2022)
      Gutsy
      4.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Beth Robbins and Charley Danger in Sproutland (2021)
      Sproutland
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Invisible: Taja's MPN Story (2018)
      Invisible: Taja's MPN Story
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Something So Rare: Four Unique MPN Stories (2018)
      Something So Rare: Four Unique MPN Stories
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Gravity: Scott & Amy's MPN Story & Role of Caregiving (2018)
      Gravity: Scott & Amy's MPN Story & Role of Caregiving
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Grit (2018)
      Grit
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Beyond Blue: Barbara's MPN Story (2018)
      Beyond Blue: Barbara's MPN Story
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Hep C Free (2017)
      Hep C Free
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Generation Startup (2016)
      Generation Startup
      6.2
      • co-director
      • 2016
    • #EndTheMommyWars
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Heart Felt (2015)
      Heart Felt
      • Director
      • 2015

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    • Buff Brides
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      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2003



    • MerPeople (2023)
      MerPeople
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • The Flagmakers (2022)
      The Flagmakers
      6.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Grit (2018)
      Grit
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Out in Alabama (2016)
      Out in Alabama
      Short
      • consulting producer
      • 2016
    • Julianne Moore and Elliot Page in Free Love (2015)
      Free Love
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Ty Jones in The Gnomist (2015)
      The Gnomist
      8.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Mondays at Racine (2012)
      Mondays at Racine
      7.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Born Sweet (2010)
      Born Sweet
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Living the Legacy: The Untold Story of Milton Hershey School (2009)
      Living the Legacy: The Untold Story of Milton Hershey School
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
      Freeheld
      7.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Gender Rebel (2006)
      Gender Rebel
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Shelter Dogs (2003)
      Shelter Dogs
      8.2
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Grist for the Mill (1999)
      Grist for the Mill
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Biography (1987)
      Biography
      7.7
      TV Series
      • field producer
      • 1998
    • Almost Home (1995)
      Almost Home
      Short
      • producer
      • 1995

    Cinematographer



    • Mondays at Racine (2012)
      Mondays at Racine
      7.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Forget Me Nots
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Born Sweet (2010)
      Born Sweet
      7.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Living the Legacy: The Untold Story of Milton Hershey School (2009)
      Living the Legacy: The Untold Story of Milton Hershey School
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • In the Family (2008)
      In the Family
      8.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree in Freeheld (2007)
      Freeheld
      7.7
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Lookalike (2004)
      Lookalike
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Risk/Reward (2003)
      Risk/Reward
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Shelter Dogs (2003)
      Shelter Dogs
      8.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • The Collector of Bedford Street (2002)
      The Collector of Bedford Street
      8.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Parole: Prison Without Bars
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • Grist for the Mill (1999)
      Grist for the Mill
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • Taken In: Lives of America's Foster Children
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Ancient Mysteries (1994)
      Ancient Mysteries
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997

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    The Flagmakers Official Trailer
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    The Flagmakers Official Trailer
    MerPeople (Official Trailer)
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    MerPeople (Official Trailer)
    MerPeople (Official Trailer)
    Demo Reel 2:30
    MerPeople (Official Trailer)
    Freeheld Official Trailer
    Demo Reel 3:56
    Freeheld Official Trailer
    Generation Startup Official Trailer
    Demo Reel 2:22
    Generation Startup Official Trailer
    Mondays at Racine Official Trailer
    Demo Reel 2:57
    Mondays at Racine Official Trailer
    GRIT Official Trailer
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    GRIT Official Trailer

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